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Table 2 Association between history of infertility and mammographic density

From: Association of infertility and fertility treatment with mammographic density in a large screening-based cohort of women: a cross-sectional study

  

Age adjusted

Fully adjustedb

 

N

MD (95 % CI)

MD (95 % CI)

Absolute dense volume, cm3

   

 No infertility

34,360

0.00 (Reference)

0.00 (Reference)

 History of infertilitya

8953

3.12 (2.22 to 4.02)

1.53 (0.70 to 2.35)

Absolute non-dense volume, cm3

   

 No infertility

34,360

0.0 (Reference)

0.0 (Reference)

 History of infertilitya

8953

13.8 (4.9 to 22.8)

7.6 (1.8 to 13.4)

Percent dense volume, pp

   

 No infertility

34,360

0.00 (Reference)

0.00 (Reference)

 History of infertilitya

8953

0.19 (0.04 to 0.35)

0.09 (−0.06 to 0.23)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, MD mean difference (difference in mean density between exposed group and reference group), pp percentage points
  2. aAll women who reported ever trying to conceive for at least 1 year without success
  3. bAdjusted for age at mammography, BMI, age at menarche, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, education level, family history of breast cancer, parity and menopausal status
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Breast Cancer Research

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