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Table 3 Association of background parenchymal uptake with breast cancer by menopausal status

From: Background parenchymal uptake on molecular breast imaging as a breast cancer risk factor: a case-control study

BPU

Breast cancer casesa

Controlsa

OR adjusted for BMIb

OR adjusted for BMI and BI-RADS densityb

OR adjusted for BMI and postmenopausal HRTb

Overall

 Reader 1

  Photopenic or minimal to mild

40/62 (65)

150/179 (84)

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Moderate or marked

22/62 (35)

29/179 (16)

3.4 (1.6–7.3)

3.3 (1.6–7.2)

3.6 (1.7–7.7)

p value

  

0.002

0.002

0.001

  AUC

  

0.63 (0.56–0.70)

0.64 (0.57–0.71)

0.63 (0.56–0.70)

 Reader 2

  Photopenic or minimal to mild

38/62 (61)

150/179 (84)

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Moderate or marked

24/62 (39)

29/179 (16)

4.8 (2.1–10.8)

4.6 (2.1–10.5)

5.0 (2.2–11.4)

p value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  AUC

  

0.65 (0.58–0.72)

0.67 (0.60–0.74)

0.65 (0.58–0.72)

Premenopausal women

 Reader 1

  Photopenic or minimal to mild

4/13 (31)

21/38 (55)

1.0

1.0

NA

  Moderate or marked

9/13 (69)

17/38 (45)

2.5 (0.6–10.0)

3.0 (0.7–6.8)

 

p value

  

0.18

0.14

 

  AUC

  

0.63 (0.48–0.78)

0.63 (0.48–0.78)

 

 Reader 2

  Photopenic or minimal to mild

2/13 (15)

21/38 (55)

1.0

1.0

NA

  Moderate or marked

11/13 (85)

17/38 (45)

9.4 (1.1–79.5)

10.2 (1.2–90.4)

 

p value

  

0.04

0.04

 

  AUC

  

0.68 (0.54–0.83)

0.74 (0.60–0.87)

 

Postmenopausal women

 Reader 1

  Photopenic or minimal to mild

36/49 (73)

129/141 (91)

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Moderate or marked

13/49 (27)

12/141 (9)

3.8 (1.5–9.3)

3.6 (1.5–9.0)

4.1 (1.6–10.3)

p value

  

0.004

0.006

0.003

  AUC

  

0.64 (0.56–0.72)

0.65 (0.57–0.73)

0.63 (0.55–0.71)

 Reader 2

  Photopenic or minimal to mild

36/49 (73)

129/141 (91)

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Moderate or marked

13/49 (27)

12/141 (9)

4.1 (1.6–10.2)

4.0 (1.6–9.9)

4.3 (1.7–10.9)

p value

  

0.002

0.003

0.002

  AUC

  

0.65 (0.57–0.73)

0.66 (0.58–0.74)

0.64 (0.56–0.72)

  1. BI-RADS Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System, BMI body mass index, BPU background parenchymal uptake, HRT hormone replacement therapy, NA not applicable
  2. aNumbers in parentheses are percentages
  3. bNumbers in parentheses are 95 % CIs