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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: Predicting mammographic density with linear ultrasound transducers

Characteristic

Mean and SD or N and %

Age (years)

50.1 (11.6)

BMI (kg/m2)

24.6 (4.6)

Gravida

 

 0

23 (14.0)

 1

42 (25.6)

 2

52 (31.7)

 3+

47 (28.7)

Para

 

 0

30 (18.0)

 1

43 (25.7)

 2

67 (40.1)

 3+

27 (16.2)

Breastfeeding

 

 Yes

115 (74.2)

 No

40 (25.8)

Oral contraception

 

 Yes

24 (14.5)

 No

142 (85.5)

Hormone replacement therapy

 

 Yes

1 (0.6)

 No

166 (99.4)

Anti-hormone therapy

 

 Yes

61 (36.3)

 No

107 (63.7)

Known self-history of breast cancer

 

 Yes

91 (54.1)

 No

77 (45.9)

Known self-history of in situ-carcinoma of the breast

 

 Yes

6 (3.6)

 No

162 (96.4)

  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index