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Table 4 Association between percentage weight change and changes in breast (density) measures (n = 591)

From: The effect of weight change on changes in breast density measures over menopause in a breast cancer screening cohort

 

Regression coefficient

Standard error

95 % CI

P value

Δ Breast density, %

    

 Percentage weight change

−0.13

0.06

−0.25; −0.02

0.023

Δ Dense area, cm2

    

 Percentage weight change

−0.05

0.06

−0.18; 0.08

0.436

Δ Nondense area, cm2

    

 Percentage weight change

0.44

0.11

0.22; 0.65

<0.001

  1. Regression coefficients and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were adjusted for age, body mass index, and waist circumference at baseline, parity, age at first childbirth, time between pre- and post-menopausal mammogram, age at menarche, and the premenopausal breast measure of interest (premenopausal percentage breast density, dense area, or nondense area)
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Breast Cancer Research

ISSN: 1465-542X

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