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. 2011 Mar 8;7(1):127–133. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2011.20617

Table I.

Correlations between glandular and fat tissue elasticity and selected parameters

Mean glandular elasticity of both breasts [kPa] Minimum glandular elasticity of both breasts [kPa] Maximum glandular elasticity of both breasts [kPa] Mean fatty tissue elasticity of both breasts [kPa] Minimum fatty tissue elasticity of both breasts [kPa] Maximum fatty tissue elasticity of both breasts [kPa]
Age [years] Rs = 0.27 Rs = 0.24 Rs = 0.22 Rs = 0.10 Rs = 0.13 Rs = 0.01
P = 0.007 P = 0.0172 p = 0.0321 P = 0.30 p = 0.18 p = 0.91
Pregnancies [No] Rs = 0.01 Rs = 0.04 Rs = 0.01 Rs = 0.05 Rs = 0.06 Rs = 0.03
P = 0.84 p = 0.67 p = 0.88 P = 0.62 p = 0.50 p = 0.76
Age of the 1st delivery [years] Rs = 0.06 Rs = 0.10 Rs = 0.09 Rs = 0.11 Rs = 0.14 Rs = 0.15
P = 0.53 p = 0.32 p = 0.37 P = 0.27 p = 0.17 p = 0.14
Lactation [years] Rs = 0.01 Rs = 0.11 Rs = 0.03 Rs = 0.21 Rs = 0.25 Rs = 0.25
P = 0.86 p = 0.27 p = 0.76 P = 0.03 p = 0.01 p = 0.01
BMI [kg/m2] Rs = 0.19 Rs = 0.09 Rs = 0.10 Rs = 0.09 Rs = 0.10 Rs = -0.02
P = 0.55 p = 0.32 p = 0.29 P = 0.33 p = 0.30 p = 0.79
VAS breast pain [mm] Rs = -0.13 Rs = 0.04 Rs = -0.05 Rs = -0.12 Rs = -0.01 Rs = -0.11
P = 0.19 p = 0.70 p = 0.60 P = 0.21 p = 0.87 p = 0.31