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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 26.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 May;17(5):1088–1095. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-2836

Table 2. Cross-tabulation of women in each BI-RADS density category at first mammogram compared with value at second mammogram (row percent); Group Health, 1996-2006.

Any NSAID use and BI-RADS density
category at first mammogram
BI-RADS density category at second mammogram
Entirely
fat, n (%)
Scattered
fibroglandular, n (%)
Heterogeneously
dense, n (%)
Extremely
dense, n (%)
Nonuser
 Entirely fat 869 (45.4) 972 (50.8) 67 (3.5) 6 (0.3)
 Scattered fibroglandular 676 (7.5) 6,077 (67.2) 2,238 (24.7) 55 (0.6)
 Heterogeneously dense 35 (0.4) 1,800 (22.1) 5,721 (70.0) 614 (7.5)
 Extremely dense 2 (0.1) 45 (3.0) 747 (49.0) 729 (47.9)
Initiator
 Entirely fat 314 (46.8) 332 (49.5) 24 (3.6) <5 (0.1)
 Scattered fibroglandular 240 (8.4) 1,943 (68.3) 646 (22.7) 16 (0.6)
 Heterogeneously dense 12 (0.5) 526 (24.8) 1,439 (67.8) 146 (6.9)
 Extremely dense 0 (0.0) <5 (0.9) 185 (54.6) 151 (44.5)
Discontinuer
 Entirely fat 49 (46.2) 54 (51.0) < 5 (2.8) 0 (0.0)
 Scattered fibroglandular 37 (6.8) 386 (70.7) 119 (21.8) <5 (0.7)
 Heterogeneously dense 0 (0.0) 123 (28.0) 295 (67.2) 21 (4.8)
 Extremely dense 0 (0.0) <5 (3.1) 39 (60.0) 24 (36.9)
Continuer
 Entirely fat 51 (44.0) 63 (54.3) <5 (1.7) 0 (0.0)
 Scattered fibroglandular 38 (9.1) 287 (68.3) 95 (22.6) 0 (0.0)
 Heterogeneously dense <5 (0.4) 65 (24.3) 183 (68.6) 18 (6.7)
 Extremely dense 0 (0.0) <5 (2.9) 18 (51.4) 16 (45.7)
Mixed
 Entirely fat 41 (58.6) 29 (41.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Scattered fibroglandular 33 (9.8) 219 (65.2) 83 (24.7) <5 (0.3)
 Heterogeneously dense <5 (0.5) 58 (26.6) 149 (68.3) 10 (4.6)
 Extremely dense 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (42.9) 20 (57.1)