Table 2

 Early life characteristics and RF in Hertfordshire Cohort Study women (n = 668)

FrequencyRF +ve casesOdds ratio (95% CI)
No (%)UnivariateMutually adjusted
*Three results missing; †one result missing.
Birth weight (g)
<317527931 (11.1)1.01.0
3175–362923828 (11.8)1.07 (0.62 to 1.84)1.20 (0.68 to 2.10)
>362915120 (13.2)1.22 (0.67 to 2.23)1.48 (0.79 to 2.77)
p = 0.81 on 2df p = 0.47 on 2df
Weight at 1 year (g)
<918522720 (8.8)1.0
9185–997921629 (13.4)1.61 (0.88 to 2.93) Not included in model
>997922530 (13.3)1.59 (0.88 to 2.90)
p = 0.23 on 2df
Conditional growth
Lowest third22725 (11.0)1.01.0
Middle third20523 (11.2)1.02 (0.56 to 1.86)1.02 (0.55 to 1.88)
Highest third23631 (13.1)1.22 (0.70 to 2.14)1.14 (0.63 to 2.06)
p = 0.74 on 2df p = 0.89 on 2df
Social class (III–V v I–IIINM)
I–IIINM10815 (13.9)1.01.0
IIIM–V52360 (11.5)0.80 (0.44 to 1.48)0.93 (0.50 to 1.73)
Missing/unclassified374 (10.8)0.75 (0.23 to 2.43)1.06 (0.32 to 3.54)
p = 0.76 on 2df p = 0.95
Shared bedroom as child*
No28646 (16.1)1.01.0
Yes37932 (8.4)0.48 (0.30 to 0.78)0.55 (0.32 to 0.95)
p = 0.003 p = 0.03
Birth order†
1st25239 (15.5)1.01.0
2nd–4th33032 (9.7)0.59 (0.36 to 0.97)0.65 (0.38 to 1.12)
⩾5th858 (9.4)0.57 (0.25 to 1.27)0.83 (0.34 to 2.02)
p = 0.08 on 2df p = 0.29 on 2df