Kexin Jin, Ming Wu, Jin-Yi Zhou, Jie Yang, Ren-Qiang Han, Zi-Yi Jin, Ai-Min Liu, Xiaoping Gu, Xiao-Feng Zhang, Xu-Shan Wang, Ming Su, Xu Hu, Zheng Sun, Gang Li, Claire H. Kim, Li-Na Mu, Na He, Jin-Kou Zhao, and Zuo-Feng Zhang
Inconsistent evidence has been reported on the role of female hormonal factors in the development of lung cancer. This population-based case–control study evaluated the main effect of menstrual/reproductive factors on the risk of lung cancer, and the effect modification by smoking status. Multivariable unconditional logistic regression models were applied adjusted for age, income, education, county of residence, body mass index, smoking status, pack-years of smoking, and family history of lung cancer. Among 680 lung cancer cases and 1,808 controls, later menopause (at >54 vs.