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Table 1 Descriptive data of the study population

From: Impact of breast density on diagnostic accuracy in digital breast tomosynthesis versus digital mammography: results from a European screening trial

Parameter

Study population

Women with valid LIBRA score n (%)

14,730 (100%)

Recalled women with cancer or interval cancer n (%)

158 (1.1%)

Recalled women with cancer n (%)

136 (0.9%)

Women with interval cancer n (%)

22 (0.1%)

Recalled women n (%)

655 (4.4%)

Women biopsied n (%)

344 (2.3%)

False positives n (%)

519 (3.5%)

PPV-1 (Cancer % of recalled women)

136/655 (20.8%)

PPV-3 (Cancer % of women biopsied)

136/344 (39.5%)

Breast percent density (%)

 Mean (SD)

27.2% (16.5)

 Median (IQR)

21.6% (21.9)

Absolute dense area (cm2)

 Mean (SD)

37.9 cm2 (18.9)

 Median (IQR)

33.2 cm2 (22.1)

BI-RADS density categories (valid n = 13,801)a n (%)

 1

2313 (16.8%)

 2

5347 (38.7%)

 3

4911 (35.6%)

 4

1230 (8.9%)

Age (years)

 Median (IQR)

58 (16)

Premenopausal (< 55 years) n (%)

6360 (43.2%)

Postmenopausal (≥ 55 years) n (%)

8370 (56.8%)

Previous screening n (%)

13,231 (89.8%)

No previous screening n (%)

1499 (10.2%)

  1. LIBRA Laboratory for Individualized Breast Radiodensity Assessment; PPV-1 positive predictive value of recall; PPV-3 positive predictive value of biopsy; SD standard deviation; IQR interquartile range
  2. aIn total, 929 women did not have a recorded Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) 4th ed. Breast density measurement