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Table 6 Observed and Expected Numbers of Breast Cancer per Risk Group

From: Breast cancer screening in women at increased risk according to different family histories: an update of the Modena Study Group experience

Risk group

N° of women

Observed n° of breast cancer

N°of person-years at risk

Detection rate per 1000 (95%CI)

Expected N° of breast cancer§

Ratio of Observed to Expected (SIR)®

p

BRCA1/2

48

5

158

31.6 (3.7–53.5)

0.13

2320.3(3.1–83.9)

<0.001

High

674

23

3356

6.9 (1.9–10.6)

5.18

3 4.5 (1.5–8.3)

<0.001

Intermediate

257

11

1108

9.9 (1.3–13.5)

1.23

7.0 (2.0–17.1)

0.0018

Slightly increased

346

5

1444

3.5 (0.1–6.0)

1.17

2.4 (0.9–8.3)

0.76

Overall

1325

44

6066

7.3 (2.2–11.1)

9.03

4.9 (1.6–7.6)

<0.001

  1. §For age-matched population according to Modena Cancer Registry 1998-2002.
  2. ®• SIR = Standard Incidence Ratio