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Table 1 Participant baseline characteristics by case and control status

From: Longitudinal history of mammographic breast density and breast cancer risk by familial risk, menopausal status, and initial mammographic density level in a high risk cohort: a nested case–control study

Characteristics

Total N = 1222

Cases N = 323

Controls N = 899

N (%) or mean ± SD

N (%) or mean ± SD

N (%) or mean ± SD

Age at baseline, y

47.9 ± 5.0

48.2 ± 4.9

47.8 ± 5.1

Age at first mammogram, y

50.4 ± 5.3

49.6 ± 5.1

50.7 ± 5.4

Family history of breast cancer

 0 first-degree relatives (half sisters)

41 (3.4)

10 (3.1)

31 (3.4)

 1 first-degree relatives

850 (69.6)

191 (59.1)

659 (73.3)

 ≥ 2 first-degree relatives

331 (27.1)

122 (37.8)

209 (23.2)

Family history of breast cancer, first- or second-degree

   

 1 first- or second-degree relatives

541 (44.3)

114 (35.3)

427 (47.5)

 2 first- or second- degree relatives

428 (35.0)

119 (36.8)

309 (34.4)

 ≥ 3 first- or second-degree relatives

253 (20.7)

90 (27.9)

163 (18.1)

Age at diagnosis for first degree relatives

44.5 ± 7.8

44.4 ± 7.8

44.5 ± 7.8

 < 40

290 (24.6)

81 (25.9)

209 (24.1)

 40–49

600 (50.8)

151 (48.2)

449 (51.7)

 ≥ 50

289 (24.5)

81 (25.9)

208 (24.0)

Missing

2 (0.2)

 

2 (0.2)

5-year BOADICEA risk score

2.1 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.9

2.0 ± 0.8

 Low risk (< 1.67%)

397 (32.5)

84 (26.0)

313 (34.8)

 High risk (≥ 1.67%)

816 (66.8)

237 (73.4)

579 (64.4)

 Missing

9 (0.7)

2 (0.6)

7 (0.8)

Menopausal status at baseline

 Pre

830 (67.9)

219 (67.8)

611 (68.0)

 Post

392 (32.1)

104 (32.2)

288 (32.0)

Menopausal status at the end of Follow-up

  

 Pre

275 (22.5)

120 (37.2)

155 (17.2)

 Post

944 (77.2)

201 (62.2)

743 (82.6)

 Missing

3 (0.2)

2 (0.6)

1 (0.1)

Hormone replacement Therapy use

 Never users

952 (77.9)

253 (78.3)

699 (77.8)

 Former users

168 (13.7)

40 (12.4)

128 (14.2)

 Current users

99 (8.1)

30 (9.2)

69 (7.7)

 Missing

3 (0.2)

 

3 (0.3)

Number of live birth

2.2 ± 0.9

2.2 ± 0.9

2.2 ± 0.9

 0 (no live birth)

280 (22.9)

76 (23.5)

204 (22.7)

 1

172 (14.1)

51 (15.8)

121 (13.5)

 2

476 (39.0)

120 (37.2)

356 (39.6)

 ≥ 3

294 (24.1)

76 (23.5)

218 (24.2)

Age at first birth (in parous women), y

26.2 ± 5.4

26.6 ± 5.2

26.1 ± 5.4

 < 25

385 (40.9)

94 (38.1)

291 (41.9)

 25—29

313 (33.2)

86 (34.8)

227 (32.7)

 ≥ 30

244 (25.9)

67 (27.1)

177 (25.5)

Breastfeeding duration (in parous women), wk

59.1 ± 73.6

57.4 ± 68.4

59.8 ± 75.5

 Live Birth, No Breastfeeding

156 (16.6)

34 (13.8)

122 (17.6)

 < 12

122 (13.0)

40 (16.2)

82 (11.8)

 ≥ 12–< 26

133 (14.1)

31 (12.6)

102 (14.7)

 ≥ 26–< 52

155 (16.5)

46 (18.6)

109 (15.7)

 ≥ 52—< 78

131 (13.9)

30 (12.1)

101 (14.5)

 ≥ 78

244 (25.9)

66 (26.7)

178 (25.6)

Age at menarche, y

12.7 ± 1.5

12.7 ± 1.5

12.7 ± 1.4

Body mass index, Kg/m2

27.3 ± 6.2

26.7 ± 5.6

27.5 ± 6.4

 < 25

549 (44.9)

156 (48.3)

393 (43.7)

 25–29.9

354 (29.0)

94 (29.1)

260 (28.9)

 ≥ 30

318 (26.0)

73 (22.6)

245 (27.3)

Alcohol consumption

 Never/former drinker

157 (12.8)

48 (14.9)

109 (12.1)

 Current drinker < 1 drink day

877 (71.8)

229 (70.9)

648 (72.1)

 Current drinker 1–1.9 drinks/day

124 (10.1)

27 (8.4)

97 (10.8)

 Current drinker 2 + drinks/day

63 (5.2)

19 (5.9)

44 (4.9)

Education

 ≥ College graduate

711 (58.2)

193 (59.8)

518 (57.6)

 Tech/some college

385 (31.5)

104 (32.2)

281 (31.3)

 ≤ High school

126 (10.3)

26 (8.0)

100 (11.1)

Race/ethnicity

 Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Native American

30 (2.5)

8 (2.5)

22 (2.4)

 Hispanic

28 (2.3)

8 (2.5)

20 (2.2)

 Non-Hispanic Black

72 (5.9)

18 (5.5)

54 (6.0)

 Non-Hispanic White

1096 (89.4)

291 (89.5)

805 (89.3)