Table 1 Characteristics of the initial screened participants

From: A multi-centre randomised trial comparing ultrasound vs mammography for screening breast cancer in high-risk Chinese women

 

% Of participants

 

MMG group (N=4170)

US group (N=4214)

MMG+US group (N=4135)

P-value

Age at enrolment, y

   

0.99

Mean±s.d.

46.3±8.0

46.4±8.0

46.4±8.0

 

Age group at enrolment, y

   

0.98

30–39

21.2

20.9

21.0

 

40–49

43.6

44.1

44.2

 

50–65

35.2

35.0

34.9

 

Body mass index

   

0.54

Mean±s.d.

25.0±2.9

25.1±2.9

25.1±2.9

 

Menarche age, y

   

0.42

<14

53.8

54.9

55.2

 

14

46.2

45.1

44.8

 

Stress anticipation (0–9)

   

0.54

0

6.3

6.1

6.4

 

1–4

36.1

37.2

35.4

 

5–9

57.5

56.8

58.2

 

Oral contraceptive use

   

0.99

Yes

13.8

13.7

13.7

 

No

86.2

86.3

86.3

 

Menopausal status

   

0.66

Premenopausal

67.8

68.7

68.1

 

Postmenopausal

32.2

31.3

31.9

 

Prior benign breast diseases

   

0.70

Yes

11.8

11.2

11.6

 

No

88.2

88.8

88.4

 

Family history of breast cancer

   

0.63

Yes

8.2

7.6

8.0

 

No

91.8

92.4

92.0

 

Risk score

   

0.84

Mean±s.d.

39.5±6.2

39.6±6.2

39.6±6.2

 
  1. Abbreviations: MMG=mammography; US=ultrasound; y=years.