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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population relative to case and control status

From: Characterizing mammographic images by using generic texture features

Characteristic

Cases (n= 864)

Mean (± SD)

or count (%)

Controls (n= 418)

Mean (± SD)

or count (%)

Age at mammogram (years)

57.5 (± 10.8)

57.3 (± 10.6)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.1 (± 5.0)

24.6 (± 3.8)

Age at last menstruation {years}

48.7 (± 5.5)

47.5 (± 6.6)

Age at first menarche (years)

13.5 (± 1.6)

13.4 (± 1.4)

Age at FTP (years)

25.2 (± 4.6)

25.6 (± 4.4)

Menopausal status

  

   Premenopausal

221 (30.9%)

105 (26.6%)

   Postmenopausal

495 (69.1%)

209 (73.4%)

Parity

  

   No birth

125 (15.5%)

54 (14.3%)

   1 to 2 births

507 (62.7%)

202 (53.4%)

   ≥ 3 births

177 (21.9%)

122 (32.3%)

Family history of breast cancer

   No

700 (85.6%)

237 (80.3%)

   Yes

118 (14.4%)

58 (19.7%)

HRT ever

  

   No

564 (70.2%)

156 (42.5%)

   Yes

239 (29.8%)

211 (57.5%)

  1. For the cases, age is identical with age at diagnosis. BMI, body mass index; FTP, first term pregnancy; HRT, hormone replacement therapy.