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Table 1 List of patient characteristics

From: Mammographic microcalcifications and breast cancer tumorigenesis: a radiologic-pathologic analysis

Patient characteristics

n (%)

Mean (±SD)

Age

 

58.1 (13.3)

Tumor Size

 

2.5 (1.9)

Mammography Calcifications

  

 Yes

287 (38.3)

 

 No

462 (61.7)

 

Recurrence

  

 Yes

40 (7.9)

 

 No

466 (92.1)

 

Histology

  

 Ductal

738 (81.3)

 

 Lobular

86 (9.5)

 

 Other

84 (9.3)

 

Lymphovascular Invasion

  

 Yes

156 (21.4)

 

 No

574 (78.6)

 

Node

  

 Positive

274 (34.3)

 

 Negative

526 (65.8)

 

Tumor Grade

  

 1

221 (25.3)

 

 2

375 (43.0)

 

 3

277 (31.7)

 

Density

  

 Almost entirely fatty

252 (56.0)

 

 Scattered

72 (16.0)

 

 Very dense

17 (3.8)

 

 Extremely dense

24 (5.3)

 

 Heterogeneously dense

57 (12.3)

 

 Other

28 (6.2)

 

Bilaterality

  

 Yes

18 (2.9)

 

 No

599 (97.1)

 

Architectural Distortion

  

 Yes

90 (17.0)

 

 No

438 (83.0)

 

Focality

  

 Unifocal

464 (81.7)

 

 Multifocal/Multicentric

104 (18.3)

 

Menopausal Status

  

 Pre

229 (26.1)

 

 Peri

29 (3.3)

 

 Post

620 (70.6)

 

Diabetes

  

 Yes

51 (8.5)

 

 No

548 (91.5)

 

Family History of Breast Cancer

  

 Yes

158 (35.1)

 

 No

282 (64.1)

 

Children

  

 Yes

277 (59.0)

 

 Yes-1st pregnancy ≥ 30 years

53 (11.7)

 

Nulliparous

124 (27.3)

 

HER-2

  

 Positive

139 (16.3)

 

 Negative

713 (83.4)

 

ER

  

 Positive

712 (78.2)

 

 Negative

199 (21.8)

 

PR

  

 Positive

591 (64.9)

 

 Negative

319 (35.1)

 
  1. This table outlines the proportion (n) of study patients with certain demographic, tumor pathologic, and mammographic characteristics. N = Number of patients in the sample, SD = Standard Deviation.