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. 2024 Oct 23;14(12):8281–8293. doi: 10.21037/qims-24-198

Table 1. Baseline patient characteristics.

Variables Total (n=4,209) Benign (n=2,410) Malignancy (n=1,799) P value
Age (years), median (Q1, Q3) 44 (36, 52) 40 (32, 47) 49 (43, 58) <0.001
Height (cm), median (Q1, Q3) 158 (154, 162) 158 (154, 162) 158 (154, 162) 0.66
Weight (kg), median (Q1, Q3) 57 (55, 60) 57 (55, 60) 57 (54, 60) 0.34
BI-RADS, n [%] <0.001
   3 680 [16] 666 [28] 14 [1]
   4a 1,738 [41] 1,560 [65] 178 [10]
   4b 561 [13] 159 [7] 402 [22]
   4c 875 [21] 25 [1] 850 [47]
   5 355 [8] 0 [0] 355 [20]
Side, n [%] 0.76
   Left 2,191 [52] 1,260 [52] 931 [52]
   Right 2,018 [48] 1,150 [48] 868 [48]
Max, median (Q1, Q3) 18 (11, 28) 14 (10, 22) 23 (15, 34) <0.001
Vertical, median (Q1, Q3) 14 (9, 21) 11 (8, 17) 18 (12, 25) <0.001
Thickness, median (Q1, Q3) 9 (6, 14) 7 (5, 10) 13 (9, 17) <0.001
Tissue composition, n [%] <0.001
   A 573 [14] 201 [8] 372 [21]
   B 3,157 [75] 1,953 [81] 1,204 [67]
   C 479 [11] 256 [11] 223 [12]

Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile; BI-RADS, Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System.