Table 2.
Bivariate associations between DL tolerability and study variables†
| Mean rating of experienced DL discomfort (SD) or bivariate correlation (r) | p | ||
| Age | Continuous | -0.12 | 0.18 |
| Personal history of breast cancer | Yes | 35.0 (18.3) | 0.05 |
| No | 49.1 (24.1) | ||
| BRCA1/2 mutation status | Positive | 47.8 (23.6) | 0.90 |
| Negative | 47.0 (26.7) | ||
| NAF obtained during procedure |
Yes | 47.7 (25.6) | 0.99 |
| No | 47.7 (23.4) | ||
| BSI GSI | Continuous | 0.20 | < 0.05 |
| Returned for follow-up DL | Yes | 40.5 (19.5) | < 0.01 |
| Refused | 61.7 (25.7) | ||
| Cancelled | 45.9 (25.4) | ||
| Other | 45.8 (22.4) |
†Range for continuous measure of discomfort for all breast screening procedures = (0–100); higher scores indicate greater discomfort.