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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study participants by mode of breast cancer detection

From: Molecular profiles of screen detected vs. symptomatic breast cancer and their impact on survival: results from a clinical series

 

MODE OF DETECTION

 

Descriptive Characteristics

SYMPTOMATIC

SCREEN DETECTED

P-VALUE

 

No.

%

No.

%

 

TOTAL

334

74.5

114

25.5

 

Age at diagnosis (years)

    

<.0001

  <40

47

14.1

3

2.6

 

  40–49

78

23.4

28

24.6

 

  50–69

150

44.9

77

67.5

 

  ≥70

59

17.7

6

5.3

 

Education (years)

    

.06

  <7

144

43.9

36

31.6

 

  7–11

74

22.6

30

26.3

 

  ≥12

110

33.5

48

42.1

 

Marital status

    

.006

  Married/living as married

236

71.1

95

84.1

 

  Not married

96

28.9

18

15.9

 

Menopausal status

    

.06

  Premenopausal

93

27.8

20

17.5

 

  Perimenopausal

19

5.7

10

8.8

 

  Postmenopausal

222

66.5

84

73.7

 

Body mass index

    

.24

  <25

132

41.4

48

44.9

 

  25–29

105

32.9

40

37.4

 

  ≥30

82

25.7

19

17.8

 

Family History

    

.51

  None

232

69.5

73

64.0

 

  FDR (≥1)

54

16.2

18

15.8

 

  SDR (≥1)

41

12.3

19

16.7

 

  FDR+SDR

7

2.1

4

3.5

 
  1. Abbreviations: BC, breast cancer; FDR, first-degree relative; SDR, second-degree relative.