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. 2012 Apr 5;104(8):614–621. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djs167

Table 1.

Characteristics of the 2948 women with DCIS treated with breast-conserving surgery*

Characteristic No. (%)
Age at diagnosis, y
    25–49 753 (25.5)
    50–59 842 (28.6)
    60–69 790 (26.8)
    70–84 563 (19.1)
Diagnosis year
    1990–1991 247 (8.4)
    1992–1993 347 (11.8)
    1994–1995 441 (15.0)
    1996–1997 553 (18.8)
    1998–1999 655 (22.2)
    2000–2001 705 (23.9)
Race
    White 2015 (68.4)
    Asian 353 (12.0)
    Black 285 (9.7)
    Hispanic 252 (8.5)
    Other 7 (0.2)
    Unknown 36 (1.2)
BMI at diagnosis, kg/m2
    <25 (normal) 1107 (37.6)
    25–29 (overweight) 900 (30.5)
    ≥30 (obese) 647 (21.9)
    Unknown 294 (10.0)
Menopausal status at diagnosis
    Postmenopausal 2033 (69.0)
    Pre/perimenopausal 849 (28.8)
    Unknown 66 (2.2)
Diabetes at diagnosis
    Yes 213 (7.2)
    No 2729 (92.6)
    Unknown 6 (0.2)
Family history of breast cancer at diagnosis
    Yes 518 (17.6)
    No 2362 (80.1)
    Unknown 68 (2.3)
Menopausal hormone therapy use at diagnosis
    Former 1230 (41.7)
    Current 635 (21.5)
    Never 839 (28.5)
    Unknown 244 (8.3)
Treatment of DCIS
    Breast-conserving surgery alone 1247 (42.3)
    Breast-conserving surgery/radiation 1243 (42.2)
    Breast-conserving surgery/radiation/tamoxifen 328 (11.1)
    Breast-conserving surgery/tamoxifen 130 (4.4)
*

N = 2948; BMI = body mass index; DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ.