Characteristics of Women With and Without Breast Augmentation

Objective. —To compare selected characteristics of women with and without augmentation mammaplasty to identify differences between these 2 groups of women. Design and Study Participants. —White women identified as controls in previously conducted population-based, case-control studies formed the study population for the present cross-sectional analysis (N=3570). Main Outcome Measure. —Interview information on selected characteristics was compared between women who had received augmentation mammaplasty (n=80) and other women (n=3490) using the prevalence odds ratio (pOR) as the measure of association. Results. —Women with breast implants were more likely to drink a greater average number of alcoholic drinks per week (for >7 drinks vs 0 drinks: pOR=2.9, 95% confidence interval [Cl]=1.5-5.5), be younger at first pregnancy (for age 74 kg vs Conclusion. —The differences we found between women with and without breast implants suggest that consideration and evaluation of confounding factors in future studies will help to clarify some of the long-term health consequences of having breast implants.