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Table 1 Mean age at third examination or diagnosis, time of follow-up and distribution of breast cancer risk factors for women with or without screen-detected or interval cancer among participants of BreastScreen Norway, 2007–2020

From: Mammographic density by time and breast: a retrospective cohort study from BreastScreen Norway

Variable

Women with screen-detected breast cancer

Women with interval breast cancer

Women with screen-detected and interval breast cancer

Women without breast cancer

Total

Study sample 1

n = 970

n = 308

n = 1278

n = 76,904

n = 78,182

Age (years, mean, SD, range)

62.2 (4.4, 53–71)

61.8 (4.8, 53–70)

62.1 (4.5, 53–71)

62.3 (5.0, 52–71)

62.3 (5.0, 52–71)

Time of follow-up (days, mean, SD)

1503.4 (53.5)

1943.8 (180.0)

1609.5 (213.3)

2217.4 (59.4)

2207.4 (100.8)

History of benign breast disease (n, %)

32 (3.3%)

8 (2.6%)

40 (3.1%)

1759 (2.3%)

1799 (2.3%)

Volpara Density Grade 5th edition

     

1 (n, %)

120 (12.4%)

14 (4.5%)

134 (10.5%)

15,831 (20.6%)

15,965 (20.4%)

2 (n, %)

534 (55.1%)

136 (44.2%)

670 (52.4%)

39,937 (51.9%)

40,607 (51.9%)

3 (n, %)

273 (28.1%)

128 (41.6%)

401 (31.4%)

17,602 (22.9%)

18,003 (23.0%)

4 (n, %)

43 (4.4%)

30 (9.7%)

73 (5.7%)

3534 (4.6%)

3607 (4.6%)

Study sample 2

n = 541

n = 173

n = 714

n = 42,180

42,894

Age (years, mean, SD, range)

62.1 (4.3, 53–71)

61.3 (4.7, 53–70)

61.9 (4.4, 53–71)

62.4 (4.7, 52–71)

62.4 (4.7, 52–71)

Time of follow-up (days, mean, SD)

1500.6 (49.2)

1922.8 (192.2)

1602.9 (208.6)

2216.8 (58.1)

2206.6 (101.1)

History of benign breast disease (n, %)

16 (3.0%)

5 (2.9%)

21 (2.9%)

979 (2.3%)

1000 (2.3%)

Volpara Density Grade 5th edition

     

1 (n, %)

60 (11.1%)

7 (4.2%)

67 (9.4%)

8661 (20.5%)

8728 (20.3%)

2 (n, %)

301 (55.6%)

70 (40.5%)

371 (52.0%)

21,920 (52.0%)

22,291 (52.0%)

3 (n, %)

156 (28.8%)

78 (45.1%)

234 (32.8%)

9726 (23.1%)

9960 (23.2%)

4 (n, %)

24 (4.4%)

18 (10.4%)

42 (5.9%)

1873 (4.4%)

1915 (4.5%)

Body mass index (kg/m2, mean, SD)

26.4 (5.2)

25.5 (4.2)

26.2 (5.0)

25.7 (4.3)

25.7 (4.4)

First- or second-degree family history of breast cancer, yes, n, %)

60 (11.1%)

24 (13.9%)

84 (11.8%)

4116 (9.8%)

4200 (9.8%)

Ever used hormone therapy in screening period (n, %)

244 (45.1%)

83 (48.0%)

327 (45.8%)

15,477 (36.7%)

15,804 (36.8%)

Ever used alcohol (n, %)

418 (77.3%)

136 (78.6%)

554 (77.6%)

33,248 (78.8%)

33,802 (78.8%)

Ever smoked (n, %)

304 (56.2%)

91 (52.6%)

395 (55.3%)

23,443 (55.6%)

23,838 (55.6%)

  1. SD - standard deviation