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Table 3 Associations of hormone, RANK pathway gene expression with volumetric percent density

From: Hormone and receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK) pathway gene expression in plasma and mammographic breast density in postmenopausal women

mRNA gene expression

Linear fold change

Lower confidence limit

Upper confidence limit

p value

PRL

1.00

0.95

1.06

0.97

ESR1

1.08

1.00

1.15

0.05

PGR

1.07

0.94

1.22

0.29

STAT1

1.00

0.94

1.07

0.96

STAT5

0.98

0.95

1.02

0.29

RANK

1.10

1.00

1.20

0.04

RANKL

1.10

0.94

1.29

0.26

OPG

1.10

0.94

1.28

0.23

TNFRSF13B

1.02

0.95

1.11

0.56

TNFRSF18

1.04

1.00

1.09

0.04

  1. Multivariable model adjusted for race (Non-Hispanic White, Black or African-American, Other), current age (continuous), BMI (continuous), age at first menarche (continuous), menopausal hormone therapy use (Yes, No, Missing), combined parity, and age at first birth (categorical)