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. 2006 Apr;60(4):316–321. doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.042119

Table 2 Cumulative risk of false positive recall by participant related factors.

Screening women % Cumulative false positive p>χ2 OR 95% CI OR Adjusted 95% CI
Age at the first screening round
 50–54 2860 16.40 0.0648 1.12 0.99 1.27 1.15 1.00 1.31
 >54 5642 14.80 1.00 1.00
HRT
 Yes 672 15.00 0.804 0.97 0.78 1.21 0.88 0.69 1.12
 No 7830 15.40 1.00 1.00
Menopause
 Perimenopausal 200 22.50 0.005 1.62 1.16 2.27 1.62 1.12 2.34
 Menopausal 8302 15.20 1.00 1.00
BMI
 Overweight or obesity 5367 15.70 0.2471 1.08 0.95 1.22 1.17 1.02 1.34
 Normal weight 3135 14.80 1.00 1.00
Symptomatology
 Yes 908 15.70 0.0576 1.19 0.99 1.43 0.91 0.74 1.11
 No 7594 15.10 1.00 1.00
Personal previous benign breast disease
 Yes 1219 47.80 <0.0001 8.32 7.26 9.53 8.48 7.39 9.73
 No 7283 9.90 1.00 1.00
Previous familial breast cancer
 Yes 978 15.20 0.9155 0.99 0.82 1.19 0.92 0.75 1.12
 No 7504 15.40 1.00 1.00

HRT, hormone replacement therapy; BMI, body mass index (overweight or obesity, BMI>27.3).