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Table 2 Median (interquartile range) changes in volumetric density measures by breast side and differences between sides, cases, and controls, overall and stratified on BI-RADS density

From: Automated volumetric breast density measures: differential change between breasts in women with and without breast cancer

 

Cases

Controls

Ipsilateral change*

Contralateral change*

Difference

p value

Ipsilateral change*

Contralateral change*

Difference

p value

Overall (n = 1160 cases/2360 controls)

 VPD (%)

− 0.26 (− 1.34, 0.70)

− 0.39 (− 1.39, 0.39)

0.13 (− 0.69, 1.06)

< .001

− 0.29 (− 1.26, 0.48)

− 0.28 (− 1.35, 0.50)

− 0.02 (− 0.72, 0.79)

0.92

 DV (cm3)

− 2.10 (− 9.65, 5.06)

− 2.74 (− 10.25, 3.34)

0.63 (− 6.14, 8.80)

0.002

− 1.82 (− 8.09, 3.60)

− 1.89 (− 8.49, 3.84)

0.05 (− 5.75, 6.07)

0.77

Non-dense (n = 540 cases/1436 controls)

 VPD (%)

− 0.11 (− 0.76, 0.66)

− 0.23 (− 0.86, 0.33)

0.11 (− 0.49, 0.83)

< .001

− 0.21 (− 0.85, 0.43)

− 0.18 (− 0.89, 0.40)

− 0.02 (− 0.60, 0.66)

0.93

 DV (cm3)

− 1.28 (− 7.21, 4.98)

− 1.73 (− 8.13, 3.17)

0.63 (− 4.88, 8.80)

0.002

− 1.66 (− 7.01, 3.09)

− 1.58 (− 7.36, 3.17)

0.09 (− 5.59, 5.69)

0.89

Dense breast (n = 480 cases/822 controls)

 VPD (%)

− 0.65 (− 2.49, 0.82)

− 0.91 (− 2.52, 0.56)

0.21 (− 1.01, 1.28)

0.11

− 0.65 (− 2.33, 0.81)

− 0.79 (− 2.33, 0.82)

0.00 (− 1.15, 1.13)

0.97

 DV (cm3)

− 3.42 (− 13.23, 4.34)

− 4.30 (− 13.59, 3.33)

0.61 (− 7.62, 8.35)

0.38

− 2.53 (− 10.01, 4.77)

− 2.72 (− 10.93, 5.12)

− 0.02 (− 6.16, 6.83)

0.77

  1. Control sides were defined as the same as matched cases. Determined at the time of the earliest mammogram
  2. BI-RADS Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System, VPD volumetric percent density, DV dense volume
  3. *Change was calculated by subtracting the density at the earliest mammogram from the density at the mammogram closest to diagnosis. A negative value reflects a decrease over time