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Table 1 Key characteristics of individuals (CAHRES)

From: Breast Tissue Organisation and its Association with Breast Cancer Risk

Characteristic

Cases

Controls

P value

Number

1,170

1,283

 

HRT use

  

2×10−9

Never

791 (68%)

998 (78%)

 

Past

98 (8%)

40 (3%)

 

Current

281 (24%)

245 (19%)

 

Parity and AFB

  

7×10−7

Nulliparous

157 (13%)

129 (10%)

 

Parity ≤2 and AFB ≤25

349 (30%)

354 (28%)

 

Parity ≤2 and AFB >25

372 (32%)

351 (27%)

 

Parity >2 and AFB ≤25

214 (18%)

351 (27%)

 

Parity >2 and AFB >25

78 (7%)

98 (8%)

 

Age

62.6 (±6.5)

63.6 (±6.4)

8×10−5

BMI

25.2 (±3.6)

25.0 (±3.8)

0.26

PD

18.7 (±14.6)

14.8 (±13.2)

4×10−12

\(\sqrt {\text {PD}}\)

3.9 (±1.7)

3.5 (±1.7)

6×10−14

  1. Means (with standard deviations in parentheses) are given for continuous variables and counts (with percentages in parentheses) are given for categorical variables. P values are obtained using likelihood ratio tests based on fitting logistic regression models without adjustment for additional covariates
  2. AFB age at first birth, BMI body mass index, HRT hormone replacement therapy, PD percentage density