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Table 1 Population of eligible women used in final analysis, Sartorius Cohort 1970–1991.

From: Epithelial cells in nipple aspirate fluid and subsequent breast cancer risk: A historic prospective study

 

3203

Total number in tracking database

 

(- 159)

No cytology results at all

 

(- 200)

Results from histology only, no NAF attempted

 

(- 364)

With breast cancer within 6-months of most severe NAF result

TOTAL # ELIGIBLE

2480

With NAF results and no breast cancer within 6-months of severe NAF result visit (note: this includes 9 women with breast cancer dates unknown)

  

Subset of women used in this analysis:

 

712

Women with questionnaire data

 

238

Women seen 1/01/1988 or after

 

950

 
 

(- 3)

"Unable to classify" NAF result

 

(- 1)

Age missing (NAF date missing)

Total number in model

946

 

Total number not in model

1534