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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: High mammographic density in women is associated with protumor inflammation

Selected characteristics

Number or mean

Age at surgery date

Mean 46 years

(range, 31–64 years)

BI-RADS category

 4

3

 3

4

 2

5

 1

3

Risk factors

(some women had > 1 risk factor)

 Strong family history

11

 BRCA1+

3

 BRCA 2+

5

 Past history of BC or DCIS

10

Menopausal status

 Premenopausal

9

 Perimenopausal

1

 Postmenopausal

5

Parity

 Parous

11

 Nulliparous

4

  1. Abbreviations: BI-RADS Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System, BC Breast cancer, DCIS Ductal carcinoma in situ
  2. BI-RADS score 1 = predominantly fat, 2 = scattered fibroglandular densities, 3 = heterogeneously dense, 4 = extremely dense