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Table 1 Number of subjects and mean density by diagnostic category

From: Visually assessed breast density, breast cancer risk and the importance of the craniocaudal view

Diagnostic category

Number of subjects

Mean (SD) percent density

No cancer

9,737

33.1 (20.6)

Cancer at 1996 screen

82

42.9 (17.8)

Interval cancer < 1 year

7

50.3 (28.1)

Interval cancer 2 to 3 years

42

34.2 (22.0)

Cancer at subsequent screen

96

34.5 (21.2)

Cancer thereafter

84

42.4 (24.3)

Total

10,048

33.3 (20.7)

  1. SD, standard deviation.