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Table 2 Characteristics of the Mammography Evaluation Cohort from the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study by mammogram history, 2005-2010

From: Overdiagnosis of breast cancer in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program estimated by the Norwegian Women and Cancer cohort study

 

Program*

Outside program

Never

N

42285

6479

4599

Age in 2005

N = 42276

N = 6476

N = 4440

52-55

23∙8%

19∙9%

25∙9%

56-59

36∙0%

31∙4%

24∙6%

60-64

26∙1%

24∙2%

19∙3%

65-69

7∙2%

11∙2%

8∙5%

70-74

5∙0%

6∙9%

8∙1%

75-79

2∙0%

6∙4%

13∙7%

Parity

N = 42285

N = 6479

N = 4599

none

7∙4%

7∙0%

8∙5%

1-2

52∙0%

52∙1%

43∙1%

3-4

36∙7%

36∙4%

40∙0%

5+

4∙0%

4∙5%

8∙4%

Age at first birth

N = 38904

N = 5983

N = 4170

<20

12∙0%

13∙3%

16∙4%

20-24

50∙6%

51∙1%

51∙6%

25-29

27∙9%

26∙9%

23∙3%

30-34

7∙1%

6∙4%

6∙3%

35+

2∙4%

2∙3%

2∙5%

Body mass index

N = 41054

N = 6288

N = 4369

<18.5

1∙1%

1∙0%

2∙2%

18.5-24,9

51∙4%

51∙4%

48∙8%

25-29,9

35∙2%

36∙5%

35∙1%

30+

12∙2%

11∙1%

13∙8%

Education

N = 40113

N = 6033

N = 4159

Primary (≤10)

38∙9%

41∙0%

51∙2%

Secondary (11–12)

29∙3%

29∙6%

23∙8%

College (≥13)

31∙8%

29∙4%

25∙0%

Maternal history of breast cancer

5%

8%

3%

Currently use hormone therapy

25%

32%

12%

  1. *Program = received at least one mammogram within the screening program.
  2. Outside program = received a mammogram, but only outside the screening program.
  3. Never = never had a mammogram.