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Table 3 Prevalence Ratio of biochemical parameters of breast cancer occurrence using binary logistic analysis

From: Body mass index and altered lipid profile as major risk markers for breast cancer progression: a cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women in Pakistan

PREVALENCE RATIO

Biochemical parameters

Breast cancer group

%

Control group

%

Prevalence ratio (95% CI)

Chi-Square

p-values

Cholesterol

160.312

< 0.001

Yes

170

89

47

24

23.8395 (13.7175, 41.4303)

No

22

11

145

76

BMI

92.598

< 0.001

Yes

121

63

29

15

9.5789 (5.8576, 15.6644)

No

71

37

163

85

Central obesity

27.246

< 0.001

Yes

148

77

99

52

3.1598 (2.035, 4.9050)

No

44

23

93

48

  1. Chi-square test applied to study the prevalence ratio of various variables in occurrence of breast cancer: There is no linear relationship between biochemical parameters (central obesity, cholesterol, BMI) and group (occurrence or non-occurrence of breast cancer). Body mass index: BMI.
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