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. 2011 Jan 18;104(5):871–874. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6606085

Table 2. Effect of percent density as measured by the Cumulus interactive threshold method on breast cancer risk, unadjusted, adjusted for BMI and adjusted for other significant risk factors.

  OR (95% CI)
Density Unadjusted Adjusted for BMI Multivariate adjusteda
0–10 1.00 (−) 1.00 (−) 1.00 (−)
11–25 1.04 (0.65–1.68) 1.14 (0.70–1.85) 1.12 (0.68–1.84)
26–50 2.16 (1.39–3.35) 2.66 (1.69–4.20) 2.58 (1.62–4.12)
51–75 3.59 (2.23–5.78) 4.65 (2.83–7.64) 3.94 (2.36–6.57)
76–100 3.34 (1.55–7.20) 5.74 (2.54–12.95) 5.54 (2.38–12.90)

Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; CI=confidence intervals; OR=odds ratio.

a

Adjusted for BMI, age at menarche, no. of deliveries, age at first birth, OC use, HRT use and menopausal status.