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. 2009 Nov 24;101(11):1817–1823. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605428

Table 1. Preoperative characteristics of the 652 patients.

  All patients
  Median or % IQR Missing
Age at diagnosis (years) 59.6 50.7–67.0 0
Height (cm) 165 162–170 1
Weight (kg) 68 61–76 1
Body mass index (BMI) (kg m−2) 24.6 22.3–27.7 2
Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) 0.83 0.78–0.88 4
Total breast volume (cm3) 1000 700–1600 9
Age at menarche (years) 13 12–14 5
Premenopausal 24.5%   4
Age at menopause 50 47–52 192
Age at first full-term pregnancya 24 21–28 96
Parity 2 1–3 0
Ever oral contraceptive use 70.1%   0
Ever hormone replacement therapy use 45.6%   1
Abstainer of alcohol (%) 12.1%   1
Current smoker (%) 22.0%   1
Daily coffee consumption (cups) 3 2–4 2
1° relative with breast cancer 19.2%   21

Abbreviation: IQR=interquartile range.

a

Among parous women only.