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Table 2 Associations (odds ratios, OR) for adjusted percent density (PD) and dense area (DA) measures with breast cancer risk, with or without polygenic risk score (PRS). All eight studies and restricted to cohort/population-based studies only

From: Joint association of mammographic density adjusted for age and body mass index and polygenic risk score with breast cancer risk

Adjusted density measure*

Full sample

Cohort/population-based studies only

N case/N control

OR (95% CI)

Adj for PRS

OR (95% CI)

N case/N control

OR (95% CI)

Adj for PRS

OR (95% CI)

PD (per 1 SD)

3628/5126

1.45 (1.38, 1.52)

1.42 (1.36, 1.50)

2439/3895

1.42 (1.34, 1.50)

1.40 (1.32, 1.48)

PD quartiles

 1

531/1282

0.60 (0.52, 0.70)

0.61 (0.52, 0.70)

450/1064

0.61 (0.51, 0.72)

0.62 (0.52, 0.73)

 2 (Ref)

723/1281

Ref

Ref

519/984

Ref

Ref

 3

946/1282

1.25 (1.09, 1.42)

1.22 (1.06, 1.39)

615/939

1.20 (1.03, 1.41)

1.18 (1.00, 1.38)

 4

1428/1281

1.64 (1.44, 1.87)

1.60 (1.40, 1.82)

855/908

1.51 (1.29, 1.76)

1.48 (1.27, 1.74)

DA (per 1 SD)

3628/5126

1.34 (1.28, 1.41)

1.32 (1.26, 1.39)

2439/3895

1.36 (1.29, 1.44)

1.35 (1.28, 1.44)

DA quartiles

 1

530/1283

0.56 (0.49, 0.65)

0.57 (0.50, 0.66)

427/1040

0.58 (0.40, 0.69)

0.59 (0.50, 0.70)

 2 (Ref)

764/1281

Ref

Ref

535/1003

Ref

Ref

 3

964/1281

1.15 (1.01, 1.31)

1.15 (1.00, 1.31)

644/969

1.14 (0.98, 1.33)

1.13 (0.97, 1.33)

 4

1370/1281

1.41 (1.23, 1.61)

1.38 (1.21, 1.59)

833/883

1.45 (1.24, 1.69)

1.44 (1.22, 1.69)

  1. *Residuals from models adjusted for age, 1/BMI, and study
  2. Heterogeneity of density association across population-based studies: PD phet = 0.08; DA phet = 0.04 (Exclusion of MMHS results in PD phet = 0.42; DA phet = 0.25)
  3. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, Ref reference group, Adj adjusted