Table 3 Association of categorical measures of density with risk of interval, node-positive, and combined (interval or node-positive).

From: Quantitative breast density analysis to predict interval and node-positive cancers in pursuit of improved screening protocols: a case–control study

 

Controls

Interval cancers

Node-positive cancers

Combined

 

#

%

#

%

OR

95% CI

p-value

#

%

OR

95% CI

p-value

#

%

OR

95% CI

p-value

FGV (cm3)

 1st quartile

137

22.6

26

8.8

1

 

p < 0.01

17

7.1

1

 

p < 0.01

34

8.2

1

 

p < 0.01

 2nd quartile

114

18.8

56

18.9

2.6

(1.5, 4.4)

 

34

14.2

2.4

(1.3, 4.6)

 

66

16.0

2.3

(1.4, 3.8)

 

 3rd quartile

95

15.7

55

18.5

3

(1.8, 5.3)

 

31

13.0

2.6

(1.4, 5.1)

 

63

15.3

2.7

(1.6, 4.4)

 

 4th quartile

72

11.9

72

24.2

5.3

(3.1, 9.1)

 

42

17.6

4.7

(2.5, 9.0)

 

84

20.3

4.7

(2.9, 7.8)

 

 Missinga

187

30.9

88

29.6

   

115

48.1

   

166

40.2

   

VBD (%)

 1st quartile

119

19.7

35

11.8

1

 

p < 0.01

24

10.0

1

 

p = 0.02

46

11.1

1

 

p < 0.01

 2nd quartile

107

17.7

37

12.5

1.2

(0.7, 2.0)

 

27

11.3

1.2

(0.7, 2.3)

 

47

11.4

1.1

(0.7, 1.8)

 

 3rd quartile

101

16.7

65

21.9

2.1

(1.3, 3.5)

 

29

12.1

1.4

(0.8, 2.6)

 

73

17.7

1.8

(1.1, 2.9)

 

 4th quartile

91

15.0

72

24.2

2.7

(1.6, 4.4)

 

44

18.4

2.3

(1.3, 4.2)

 

81

19.6

2.3

(1.4, 3.6)

 

 Missinga

187

30.9

88

29.6

   

115

48.1

   

166

40.2

   

VAS (%)

 1st quartile

174

28.8

53

17.8

1

 

p < 0.01

55

23

1

 

p = 0.14

86

20.8

1

 

p < 0.01

 2nd quartile

157

25.9

59

19.9

1.2

(0.8, 1.9)

 

55

23

1.1

(0.7, 1.7)

 

89

21.6

1.1

(0.8, 1.6)

 

 3rd quartile

132

21.8

85

28.6

2.1

(1.4, 3.2)

 

63

26.4

1.5

(1.0, 2.3)

 

116

28.1

1.8

(1.2, 2.5)

 

 4th quartile

142

23.5

100

33.7

2.2

(1.5, 3.4)

 

66

27.6

1.5

(1.0, 2.3)

 

122

29.5

1.7

(1.2, 2.4)

 

DG

 1

27

4.5

5

1.7

1

 

p < 0.01

4

1.7

1

 

p = 0.01

6

1.5

1

 

p < 0.01

 2

206

34.0

70

23.6

1.7

(0.7, 5.3)

 

48

20.1

1.5

(0.6, 5.4)

 

91

22.0

1.9

(0.8, 5.2)

 

 3

135

22.3

88

29.6

3.3

(1.3, 10.1)

 

44

18.4

2.1

(0.8, 7.5)

 

99

24.0

3.1

(1.3, 8.6)

 

 4

50

8.3

46

15.5

4.7

(1.8, 15.0)

 

28

11.7

3.6

(1.2, 13.1)

 

51

12.3

4.4

(1.7, 12.6)

 

 Missinga

187

30.9

88

29.6

   

115

48.1

   

166

40.2

   
  1. aMissing applies to all density measures except VAS.