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Table 3 Results from prospective studies on depression and subsequent breast cancer occurrence

From: A meta-analysis on depression and subsequent cancer risk

First author (ref)

Number of subjects with depression

Number of subjects without depression

Crude RR (95% CI)

Multivariable adjusted RR (95% CI) reported in paper

Adjustment factors for multivariable RR

 

Cancer

No cancer

Cancer

No cancer

   

Hahn (9)

15

821

105

7,991

1.38 (0.81–2.37)

1.5 (0.9–2.5)

Age, nulliparity, obesity, hysterectomy

Kaplan (8)

N.a.

N.a.

N.a.

N.a.

-

1.13 (incidence)

Age

Knekt (17)

7

203

47

2,976

2.14 (0.98–4.68)

1.96 (0.88–4.33)

Age

Penninx (19)

0

575

31

3806

0.11 (0.01–1.73)

No depressed cases of malignancy

Age, race, disability, hospital admissions, alcohol, smoking

Gallo (15)

3

N.a.

22

N.a.

3.1 (0.9–11.02)

3.8 (1.0–14.3)

Age, smoking, alcohol

Schuurman (23)

25

830

703

32,746

1.39 (0.94–2.06)

1.06 (0.71–1.58)

Age, socio-economic status

Jacobs (16)

2

9

38

1484

7.28 (2.0–26.52)

17.2 (3.76–77.08)

Age, family history of breast cancer, chronic illness at follow-up, income

Nyklicek (18)

3

837

54

4297

0.29 (0.09–0.92)

0.29 (0.09–0.91)

Family history breast cancer, menopause, oophorectomy, hypothyroidism

Aro (21)

     

0.70 (0.07–1.63)

Area of residence, age, education, income, children, socioeconomic status, familiy history of breast cancer, smoking, alcohol, physical exercise