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. 2009 Nov 9;27(36):6135–6143. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.7166

Table 5.

MPD at Baseline, Year 1, and Year 2, by Treatment Assignment and Percent Density at Baseline

Group CEE MPD
Placebo MPD
No. Median Mean 95% CI No. Median Mean 95% CI
MPD first tertile < 1.5%
    Baseline 66 0.5 0.6 0.5 to 0.7 77 0.5 0.6 0.5 to 0.7
    Year 1 66 0.7 2.5 1.3 to 3.8 77 0.7 1.0 0.8 to 1.3
    Year 2 60 0.9 2.5 1.4 to 3.5 71 0.7 1.1 0.9 to 1.4
    Year 1−baseline 66 0.2 2.0 0.7 to 3.2 77 0.2 0.5 0.3 to 0.6
    Year 2−baseline 60 0.5 1.9 0.9 to 2.9 71 0.3 0.6 0.3 to 0.9
MPD second tertile 1.5%-7.35%
    Baseline 80 3.5 3.8 3.4 to 4.2 68 3.2 3.7 3.3 to 4.1
    Year 1 80 3.3 5.9 4.5 to 7.2 68 3.0 3.8 2.7 to 4.8
    Year 2 72 4.1 6.8 5.1 to 8.4 64 2.1 3.3 2.5 to 4.0
    Year 1−baseline 80 −0.0 2.0 0.8 to 3.3 68 −0.8 0.1 −1.0 to 1.1
    Year 2−baseline 72 0.5 2.9 1.4 to 4.5 64 −1.0 −0.5 −1.1 to 0.2
MPD third tertile ≥ 7.35%
    Baseline 63 14.5 17.1 14.9 to 19.4 81 13.9 17.7 15.2 to 20.2
    Year 1 63 16.8 17.9 15.7 to 20.1 81 11.2 14.4 12.1 to 16.6
    Year 2 61 16.7 17.3 15.0 to 19.7 78 11.5 14.2 11.8 to 16.6
    Year 1−baseline 63 0.2 0.8 −1.0 to 2.6 81 −3.4 −3.4 −4.8 to −2.0
    Year 2−baseline 61 −1.0 0.0 −2.3 to 2.4 78 −3.6 −3.3 −4.8 to −1.9

NOTE. P = .38 for the interactiovisuln between CEE and baseline percent density is based on an F test from a repeated measures model with log (percent density + 0.001) as the response.

Abbreviations: MPD, mammographic percent density; CEE, conjugated equine estrogen.