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Table 2 Logistic regression results with age, BMI, \(\sqrt {\text {PD}}\), parity and AFB, HRT and fPCs as covariates (CAHRES)

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

Covariate

Estimated

Standard

P value

 

coefficient

error

 

Intercept

−1.828

0.667

0.006

Age

−0.008

0.007

0.259

BMI

0.066

0.015

2×10−5

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

0.199

0.040

6×10−7

Parity and AFB

   

Nulliparous

   

Parity ≤2 and AFB ≤25

−0.186

0.149

0.213

Parity ≤2 and AFB >25

−0.139

0.147

0.346

Parity >2 and AFB ≤25

−0.666

0.156

2×10−5

Parity >2 and AFB >25

−0.393

0.201

0.051

HRT use

   

Never

   

Past

0.737

0.201

2×10−4

Current

0.270

0.108

0.013

Spatial relations fPCs a

   

\(\text {fPC}_{12}^{1}\)

−0.150

0.130

0.250

\(\text {fPC}_{12}^{2}\)

−0.395

0.100

8×10−5

\(\text {fPC}_{13}^{1}\)

0.004

0.098

0.967

\(\text {fPC}_{13}^{2}\)

0.144

0.092

0.118

\(\text {fPC}_{14}^{1}\)

−0.208

0.091

0.023

\(\text {fPC}_{14}^{2}\)

0.039

0.066

0.554

\(\text {fPC}_{23}^{1}\)

0.148

0.121

0.219

\(\text {fPC}_{23}^{2}\)

0.097

0.091

0.283

\(\text {fPC}_{24}^{1}\)

−0.022

0.093

0.812

\(\text {fPC}_{24}^{2}\)

0.158

0.078

0.042

\(\text {fPC}_{24}^{3}\)

0.006

0.066

0.926

\(\text {fPC}_{34}^{1}\)

0.118

0.065

0.069

\(\text {fPC}_{34}^{2}\)

0.081

0.066

0.217

  1. AFB age at first birth, BMI body mass index, HRT hormone replacement therapy, PD percentage density a p=2×10−7