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Table 2 Linear CA125 prediction model in Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) training dataset

From: Development and validation of circulating CA125 prediction models in postmenopausal women

Predictor

% Change in CA125

levels c

p-value

Age a (per year)

0.5

< 0.0001

Race

 White

Ref

Ref

 Black

−20.7

< 0.0001

 Hispanic

−12.0

< 0.0001

 Asian

−8.5

< 0.0001

 Other

−11.4

0.005

Body Mass Index b (per kg/m2)

−0.4

< 0.0001

Smoking status

 Never

Ref

Ref

 Current

−16.9

< 0.0001

 Former

0.5

0.60

Pack-years among current smokers

0.2

0.001

Pack-years among former smokers

0.1

0.02

Parity (per child)

0.9

0.0001

Hysterectomy

−11.2

< 0.0001

Age at last menstrual period

  < 40 years

−2.5

0.08

 40–44 years

−1.7

0.18

 45–49 years

−0.6

0.53

 50–54 years

Ref

Ref

  ≥ 55 years

4.6

0.0001

Hormone therapy

 Never

Ref

Ref

 Ever

2.1

0.85

Duration of hormone therapy

 0 years

Ref

Ref

  ≤ 1 year

−0.04

0.99

 2–3 years

1.7

0.88

 4–5 years

1.7

0.88

 6–9 years

2.4

0.83

  ≥ 10 years

4.2

0.71

R-square

0.05

  1. aCentered at 62 years
  2. bCentered at 25.9 kg/m2
  3. cEstimate from multivariate model adjusted for all listed predictors