Gene-specific methylation status

All breast cancer cases

Methylated breast tumor

Unmethylated breast tumor

Genes

Body mass index

ER+PR+/ all others                           

OR

 (95% CI)

 

ER+PR+/ all others

OR

(95% CI)

ER+PR+/ all others

OR

(95% CI)

p for interaction

APC

BMI(<25kg/m2)

79/80

1.00

reference

41/39

1.00

reference

38/41

1.00

reference

0.266

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

77/50

1.55

(0.96, 2.49)

35/27

1.24

(0.64, 2.43)

42/23

1.89

(0.95, 3.75)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

73/39

1.89

(1.15, 3.12)

35/22

1.51

(0.76, 3.02)

38/17

2.39

(1.16, 4.92)

BRCA1

BMI (<25kg/m2)

87/82

1.00

reference

51/45

1.00

reference

36/37

1.00

reference

0.300

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

82/56

1.36

(0.86, 2.10)

46/36

1.12

(0.62, 2.03)

36/20

1.84

(0.89, 3.80)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

78/41

1.79

(1.10, 2.91)

44/23

1.70

(0.89, 3.24)

34/18

1.93

(0.93, 4.04)

CDH1

BMI (<25kg/m2)

78/80

1.00

reference

6/7

1.00

reference

72/73

1.00

reference

--

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

70/48

1.48

(0.91, 2.41)

3/5

not estimated

67/43

1.57

(0.95, 2.60)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

76/38

2.05

(1.25, 3.38)

4/2

not estimated

72/36

2.03

(1.21, 3.40)

CYCLIND2

BMI (<25kg/m2)

78/80

1.00

reference

15/17

1.00

reference

63/63

1.00

reference

0.763

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

70/48

1.48

(0.91, 2.41)

18/14

1.46

(0.54, 3.93)

52/34

1.51

(0.86, 2.64)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

76/38

2.05

(1.25, 3.38)

18/9

2.26

(0.78, 6.56)

58/29

2.00

(1.13, 3.52)

DAPK

BMI (<25kg/m2)

78/80

1.00

reference

11/10

1.00

reference

67/70

1.00

reference

0.290

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

70/48

1.48

(0.91, 2.41)

10/9

1.02

(0.29, 3.62)

60/39

1.59

(0.94, 2.69)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

76/38

2.05

(1.25, 3.38)

17/6

2.59

(0.73, 9.18)

59/32

1.93

(1.12, 3.34)

ESR1

BMI (<25kg/m2)

86/82

1.00

reference

40/36

1.00

reference

46/46

1.00

reference

0.004

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

82/55

1.41

(0.89, 2.22)

39/15

2.33

(1.11, 4.93)

43/40

1.05

(0.58, 1.92)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

78/41

1.81

(1.12, 2.94)

33/24

1.24

(0.62, 2.48)

45/17

2.63

(1.32, 5.25)

GSTP1

BMI (<25kg/m2)

78/80

1.00

reference

18/16

1.00

reference

60/64

1.00

reference

0.224

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

70/48

1.48

(0.91, 2.41)

19/16

1.04

(0.40, 2.68)

51/32

1.69

(0.96, 2.98)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

76/38

2.05

(1.25, 3.38)

20/14

1.28

(0.49, 3.33)

56/24

2.49

(1.38, 4.51)

HIN

BMI (<25kg/m2)

78/80

1.00

reference

46/33

1.00

reference

32/47

1.00

reference

0.130

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

70/48

1.48

(0.91, 2.41)

48/32

1.07

(0.56, 2.02)

22/16

2.00

(0.91, 4.40)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

76/38

2.05

(1.25, 3.38)

54/19

2.03

(1.02, 4.05)

22/19

1.72

(0.80, 3.70)

p16

BMI (<25kg/m2)

75/80

1.00

reference

1/3

not estimated

74/77

1.00

reference

--

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

75/50

1.59

(0.98, 2.57)

2/3

not estimated

73/47

1.61

(0.98, 2.63)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

71/39

1.94

(1.17, 3.20)

3/2

not estimated

68/37

1.91

(1.15, 3.19)

PR

BMI (<25kg/m2)

87/82

1.00

reference

9/18

1.00

reference

78/64

1.00

reference

--

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

82/56

1.36

(0.86, 2.16)

6/7

1.71

(0.44, 6.61)

76/49

1.25

(0.76, 2.04)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

78/41

1.79

(1.10, 2.91)

8/1

not estimated

70/40

1.43

(0.86, 2.38)

RARB

BMI (<25kg/m2)

78/80

1.00

reference

18/27

1.00

reference

60/53

1.00

reference

0.598

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

70/48

1.48

(0.91, 2.41)

17/19

1.30

(0.53, 3.18)

53/29

1.60

(0.89, 2.88)

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

76/38

2.05

(1.25, 3.38)

18/12

2.25

(0.87, 5.78)

58/26

1.97

(1.09, 3.57)

RASSF1A

BMI (<25kg/m2)

78/80

1.00

reference

64/67

1.00

reference

14/13

1.00

reference

--

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

70/48

1.48

(0.91, 2.41)

61/43

1.50

(0.89, 2.52)

9/5

not estimated

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

76/38

2.05

(1.25, 3.38)

67/26

2.69

(1.53, 4.75)

9/12

0.67

(0.21, 2.15)

TWIST

BMI (<25kg/m2)

78/80

1.00

reference

9/17

1.00

reference

69/63

1.00

reference

0.317

BMI (25-29.9kg/m2)

70/48

1.48

(0.91, 2.41)

12/10

2.44

(0.73, 8.13)

58/38

1.38

(0.81, 2.35)

 

BMI (≥30kg/m2)

76/38

2.05

(1.25, 3.38)

 

13/7

3.51

(1.03, 11.96)

63/31

1.86

(1.07, 3.22)

 

 

Table 3: Age-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs (CIs) for the association between postmenopausal body mass index (BMI) and ER+PR+ breast cancer (vs. all others cases: ER-, PR-, ER+PR-, ER-PR+) considering gene-specific methylation status of the tumor (methylated vs. unmethylated), the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project (1996-1997).