The table below shows the characteristics of cases and controls from a case-control study into stressful life events and breast cancer in women. Identify the number of items on the table whether they are: A. Nominal B. Ordinal C. Interval D. Ratio

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INSTRUCTION: The table below shows the characteristics of cases and controls from a case-control study into
stressful life events and breast cancer in women. Identify the number of items on the table whether they are:

A. Nominal

B. Ordinal

C. Interval

D. Ratio

 

Note: Please do not need an explanation, just the letter of the correct answer on numbers 1-10. Thank you!

Variable
Age
- Social class* (%):
II
III non-manual
III manual
IV
V
VI
No of children (%):
0
1
23
5
{Age at birth of first child
Age at menarche
Menopausal state (%):
Premenopausal
Perimenopausal
Postmenopausal
Age at menopause
Lifetime use of oral contraceptives (%)
6 [No of years taking oral contraceptives
months
Lifetime use of hormone replacement therapy (%)
Mean years of hormone replacement therapy
Family history of ovarian cancer (9)
7
History of benign breast disease (%)
Family history of breast cancer (%)
Units of alcohol/week (%):
0
8
0-4
5-9
>10
-No of cigarettes/day:
0
1-9
>10
-Body mass index (kg/m²)
1
3
10
Breast cancer
group (n = 106)
61.6 (10.9)
10 (10)
38 (36)
28 (26)
13 (12)
11 (10)
3 (3)
3
(3)
15
(14)
16 (15)
42 (40)
32 (31)
21.3 (5.6)
12.8 (1.4)
14 (13)
9 (9)
83 (78)
47.7 (4.5)
38
3.0 (5.4)
(n = 90)
7.4 (9.9)
29 (27)
1.6 (3.7)
8 (8)
15 (15)
16 (15)
38 (36)
26 (25)
20 (19)
22 (21)
83 (78.3)
8 (7.6)
15 (14.2)
26.8 (5.5)
Control group
(n=226)
51.0 (8.5)
20 (9)
82 (36)
72 (32)
24 (11)
21 (9)
2 (1)
4 (2)
31 (14)
31 (13.7)
84 (37)
80 (35)
20.5 (4.3)
13.0 (1.6)
66 (29)
43 (19)
117 (52)
45.6 (5.2)
61
4.2 (5.0)
(n = 195)
7.4 (12.1)
78 (35)
1.9 (4.0)
10 (4)
105 (47)
35 (16)
59 (26)
71 (31)
52 (23)
44 (20)
170 (75.2)
14 (6.2)
42 (18.6)
24.8 (4.2)
P value
0.000*
0.094¹
0.97
0.500*
0.200*
0.000
0.001*
0.000¹
0.065
0.990*
0.1938
0.460*
0.241
0.000
0.997
0.927¹
0.383
0.001*
Transcribed Image Text:Variable Age - Social class* (%): II III non-manual III manual IV V VI No of children (%): 0 1 23 5 {Age at birth of first child Age at menarche Menopausal state (%): Premenopausal Perimenopausal Postmenopausal Age at menopause Lifetime use of oral contraceptives (%) 6 [No of years taking oral contraceptives months Lifetime use of hormone replacement therapy (%) Mean years of hormone replacement therapy Family history of ovarian cancer (9) 7 History of benign breast disease (%) Family history of breast cancer (%) Units of alcohol/week (%): 0 8 0-4 5-9 >10 -No of cigarettes/day: 0 1-9 >10 -Body mass index (kg/m²) 1 3 10 Breast cancer group (n = 106) 61.6 (10.9) 10 (10) 38 (36) 28 (26) 13 (12) 11 (10) 3 (3) 3 (3) 15 (14) 16 (15) 42 (40) 32 (31) 21.3 (5.6) 12.8 (1.4) 14 (13) 9 (9) 83 (78) 47.7 (4.5) 38 3.0 (5.4) (n = 90) 7.4 (9.9) 29 (27) 1.6 (3.7) 8 (8) 15 (15) 16 (15) 38 (36) 26 (25) 20 (19) 22 (21) 83 (78.3) 8 (7.6) 15 (14.2) 26.8 (5.5) Control group (n=226) 51.0 (8.5) 20 (9) 82 (36) 72 (32) 24 (11) 21 (9) 2 (1) 4 (2) 31 (14) 31 (13.7) 84 (37) 80 (35) 20.5 (4.3) 13.0 (1.6) 66 (29) 43 (19) 117 (52) 45.6 (5.2) 61 4.2 (5.0) (n = 195) 7.4 (12.1) 78 (35) 1.9 (4.0) 10 (4) 105 (47) 35 (16) 59 (26) 71 (31) 52 (23) 44 (20) 170 (75.2) 14 (6.2) 42 (18.6) 24.8 (4.2) P value 0.000* 0.094¹ 0.97 0.500* 0.200* 0.000 0.001* 0.000¹ 0.065 0.990* 0.1938 0.460* 0.241 0.000 0.997 0.927¹ 0.383 0.001*
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