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Table 2 Distribution of other risk factors by ethnic group in the whole population who returned questionnaires

From: A population-based audit of ethnicity and breast cancer risk in one general practice catchment area in North London, UK: implications for practice

  

White

Ashkenazi

Sephardic

Asian

  

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Age at questionnaire completion

<30

36 (5)

47 (6)

2 (3)

16 (12)

 

30–39

97 (13)

71 (9)

9 (15)

30 (22)

 

40–49

100 (13)

126 (17)

9 (15)

34 (25)

 

50–59

118 (15)

188 (25)

9 (15)

28 (21)

 

60–69

112 (15)

111 (15)

15 (25)

16 (12)

 

70–79

131 (17)

85 (11)

3 (5)

10 (7)

 

80+

169 (22)

129 (17)

12 (20)

1 (1)

Breastfeeding

ever

366 (48)

417 (55)

40 (69)

84 (62)

 

never

400 (52)

338 (45)

18 (31)

51 (38)

Menopausal status

pre

474 (62)

416 (55)

35 (71)

46 (34)

 

post

293 (38)

342 (45)

24 (29)

89 (66)

OC use

ever

348 (45)

394 (52)

27 (46)

56 (41)

 

never

419 (55)

363 (48)

32 (54)

79 (59)

HRT use

ever

118 (15)

173 (23)

15 (25)

24 (18)

 

never

649 (85)

585 (77)

44 (75)

111 (82)