Table 2. Association between the abnormality score and clinical and radiological factors on univariable and multivariable linear regression.
Variable | Univariable | Multivariable | ||||||
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Unstandardized | P * | Unstandardized | Standardized coefficients | P * | ||||
Coefficients | SE | Coefficients | SE | |||||
Indication | ||||||||
Screening | Ref | Ref | ||||||
Diagnostic | 18.9 | 2.41 | < 0.001 | 9.6 | 2.17 | 0.299 | < 0.001 | |
Palpability† | ||||||||
No | Ref | |||||||
Yes | 25.4 | 2.34 | < 0.001 | |||||
Density | ||||||||
Fatty | 18.8 | 3.46 | < 0.001 | 5.9 | 3.01 | 0.181 | 0.053 | |
Dense | Ref | Ref | ||||||
Finding | ||||||||
Asymmetry | 17.7 | 3.25 | < 0.001 | 15.1 | 3.25 | 0.468 | < 0.001 | |
Distortion | 31.4 | 7.65 | < 0.001 | 30.6 | 7.54 | 0.948 | < 0.001 | |
Mass | 43.6 | 3.05 | < 0.001 | 38.1 | 3.24 | 1.182 | < 0.001 | |
Mass with microcalcifications | 56.6 | 3.89 | < 0.001 | 52.0 | 3.95 | 1.612 | < 0.001 | |
Microcalcifications only | 20.8 | 2.98 | < 0.001 | 20.5 | 2.93 | 0.637 | < 0.001 | |
Negative | Ref | Ref |
*P-values were calculated using multivariable linear regression, †Palpability was excluded from the multivariable analysis due to its large overlap with diagnostic indications.
SE = standard error, Ref = reference category