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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for factors associated with breast cancer (BC)

From: Metabolic syndrome as independent risk factor among sample of Egyptian women with breast cancer

Factors associated with BC

Univariate

Multivariate

P value

Odds ratio (OR)

95% CI for OR

P value

Odds ratio (OR)

95% CI for OR

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

HDL > 52 mg/dL

0.000

12.468

4.752

32.708

0.159

4.240

0.567

31.673

Fasting plasma glucose > 75 mg/dL

0.000

9.106

4.826

17.180

0.016

6.503

1.418

29.819

Insulin > 8 mIU/L

0.000

206.708

58.366

732.082

Weight > 71.9 kg

0.000

8.010

4.337

14.794

BMI > 29.9 kg/m2

0.000

6.084

3.259

11.360

HC > 107 cm

0.000

11.967

6.273

22.828

Waist circumference > 89 cm

0.000

15.106

7.760

29.404

0.673

1.427

0.274

7.446

WHTR > 0.47

0.000

178.667

50.599

630.879

  1. HDL high-density lipoprotein, BC breast cancer, BMI body mass index, HC hip circumference, WHTR waist-to-height ratio
  2. P value > 0.05: Non-significant; P value < 0.05: significant; and P value < 0.01: highly significant