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. 2010 Sep-Oct;30(5):350–357. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.67078

Table 5.

The association of BI-RADS score with a malignant breast cancer diagnosis using logistic regression (n=1215). Percentages of malignant breast cancer were calculated from the BIRADS classification group in each row.

BI-RADS classification n (% of total population) Confirmed malignant breast cancer n (%)*
R1 661 (54.4) 0
R2 281 (23.1) 0
R3 113 (9.3) 2 (1.8)
R4 16 (1.3) 4 (25.0)
R5 11 (0.9) 10 (90.9)
R0 116 (9.6) 0
*

P<.0001 using Fisher exact test. Note: 17 subjects did not have initial screening mammogram due to either young age, fear of procedure or inabilitity to schedule screening test.