From: Mammographic density and markers of socioeconomic status: a cross-sectional study
SES Variable | Percent density1 | P-value2 | Dense area3 | P-value2 | Lucent area4 | P-value2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimally-adjusted 5 | ||||||
Level of education | ||||||
Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Further | -6.3 (-11.3,-0.7) | 0.02 | -6.3 (-11.9,-0.0) | 0.11 | 15.0 (-0.7,32.0) | 0.01 |
None/GCSE | -5.9 (-10.2,-1.1) | -4.4 (-9.4,1.0) | 17.2 (3.5,31.8) | |||
Townsend Score6 | ||||||
Q5 (affluent) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Q4 | -2.0 (-7.2,3.8) | -1.7 (-7.5,4.7) | 6.4 (-7.9,21.9) | |||
Q3 | -2.4 (-8.0,3.9) | 0.38 | -1.4 (-7.8,5.6) | 0.96 | 7.7 (-8.0,24.8) | 0.04 |
Q2 | -0.7 (-7.9,7.5) | 3.3 (-5.1,12.8) | 14.7 (-5.6,37.1) | |||
Q1 (deprived) | -5.1 (-13.5,5.1) | -2.8 (-12.6,8.8) | 24.4 (-2.8,55.3) | |||
BMI-adjusted 7 | ||||||
Highest education level | ||||||
Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Further | -4.4 (-8.9,0.6) | 0.06 | -4.9 (-10.5,1.2) | 0.25 | 7.9 (-4.0,20.6) | 0.05 |
None/GCSE | -4.0 (-7.9,0.2) | -3.2 (-8.1,2.2) | 10.4 (0.1,21.3) | |||
Townsend score6 | ||||||
Q5 (affluent) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Q4 | -0.9 (-5.5,4.0) | -0.9 (-6.6,5.2) | 2.9 (-8.1,14.6) | |||
Q3 | 0.2 (-4.9,5.8) | 0.51 | 0.4 (-5.9,7.3) | 0.34 | -1.0 (-12.7,11.6) | 0.73 |
Q2 | 3.2 (-3.5,10.5) | 5.8 (-2.6,15.2) | 2.9 (-12.0,19.2) | |||
Q1 (deprived) | 0.5 (-7.7,10.0) | 1.1 (-9.2,12.9) | 5.0 (-14.7,26.9) |