Table 1 Characteristics of women without a breast diagnostic workup and women with a breast diagnostic workup by their final diagnosis, a population-based cohort study during 2005–2014 in Skåne, Sweden
Characteristics | Women without breast diagnostic workup* | Women with lump in breast | Women with benign tumor | Women with breast cancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of women | 579,447 | 15,714 | 4435 | 8512 |
Age in years at diagnosis, mean (SD) | – | 41 (15) | 45 (16) | 63 (14) |
Tumor stage | ||||
T0N0M0/stage 0/ stage I | – | – | – | 4456 (52.3%) |
Stage II | – | – | – | 3109 (36.5%) |
Stages III and IV | – | – | – | 670 (7.9%) |
Missing stage | – | – | – | 277 (3.3%) |
Surgical treatment | ||||
Yes | – | 288 (1.8%) | 1339 (30.2%) | 7662 (90.0%) |
No | – | 15,426 (98.2%) | 3096 (69.8%) | 850 (10.0%) |
Cohabitation status | ||||
Cohabitating | 365,287 (63.0%) | 7304 (46.5%) | 2105 (47.5%) | 4400 (51.7%) |
Non-cohabitating | 214,160 (37.0%) | 8410 (53.5%) | 2330 (52.5%) | 4112 (48.3%) |
Preexisting psychiatric disorders | ||||
Yes | 43,380 (7.5%) | 4426 (28.2%) | 1037 (23.4%) | 1890 (22.2%) |
No | 536,067 (92.5%) | 11,288 (71.8%) | 3398 (76.6%) | 6622 (77.8%) |
Preexisting cardiovascular diseases | ||||
Yes | 47,362 (8.2%) | 2980 (19.0%) | 850 (19.2%) | 3189 (37.5%) |
No | 532,085 (91.8%) | 12,734 (81.0%) | 3585 (80.8%) | 5323 (62.5%) |