Table 2

Observed number of women with breast cancer and prior abortion, expected number, O/E and its 95% confidence interval: subgroups defined by social class

ObsExp*O/E*95% CI
*After stratification for age, year of diagnosis, place of residence.
Abortion, all
Social class
    13432.11.10.7 to 1.5
    2122160.80.80.6 to 0.9
    3188279.70.70.6 to 0.8
    47089.30.80.6 to 1.0
    51921.00.90.5 to 1.4
    Unrecorded131128.91.00.9 to 1.2
Abortion, coded as induced
Social class
    11013.80.70.4 to 1.3
    26993.60.70.6 to 0.9
    3103165.20.60.5 to 0.8
    44157.90.70.5 to 1.0
    51116.00.70.3 to 1.2
    Unrecorded6666.01.00.8 to 1.3