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Table 2 a Descriptive statistics of breast percent density quintiles b Descriptive statistics of absolute dense area quintiles

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

Quintile

Women (n)

PD (%)

BI-RADS Density category (mean)

Age in years (mean)

No previous screening n (%)

Premenopausal n (%)

a

PD 1

2946

 < 13.37%

1.5

62

154/2946 (5.2%)

619/2946 (21.0%)

PD 2

2946

13.37–18.40%

1.9

60

199/2946 (6.8%)

904/2946 (30.7%)

PD 3

2946

18.40–26.12%

2.4

58

255/2946 (8.7%)

1127/2946 (38.3%)

PD 4

2946

26.12–40.98%

2.8

56

368/2946 (12.5%)

1500/2946 (50.9%)

PD 5

2946

 > 40.98%

3.3

50

523/2946 (17.8%)

2210/2946 (75.0%)

Quintile

Women (n)

DA (cm2)

BI-RADS Density category (mean)

Age in years (mean)

No previous screening n (%)

Premenopausal n (%)

b

DA 1

2946

 < 22.86 cm2

1.7

62

178/2946 (6.0%)

649/2946 (22.0%)

DA 2

2946

22.86–29.25 cm2

2.0

60

205/2946 (7.0%)

892/2946 (30.3%)

DA 3

2947

29.25–37.67 cm2

2.3

58

265/2947 (9.0%)

1220/2947 (41.4%)

DA 4

2945

37.67–50.95 cm2

2.7

55

361/2945 (12.3%)

1574/2945 (53.5%)

DA 5

2946

 > 50.95 cm2

3.1

52

490/2946 (16.6%)

2025/2946 (68.7%)

  1. PD breast percent density; BI-RADS Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 4th ed; DA absolute dense area