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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Breast J. 2015 Mar 17;21(3):246–253. doi: 10.1111/tbj.12396

Table 1. Baseline patient characteristics.

Characteristic All patients (N=282)
Median age in years (range) 43 (20-75)
 20-29 33 (12%)
 30-39 72 (25%)
 40-49 97 (34%)
 50-59 58 (21%)
 60+ 22 (8%)
Ethnicity
 Caucasian 272 (96.5%)
 Other 10 (3.5%)
Menopausal status
 Premenopausal 199 (71%)
 Postmenopausal 79 (28%)
Primary reason for referral
 FH of breast or ovarian cancer 194 (69%)
 FH or personal history of a known genetic mutation 20 (7%)
 Breast symptom 19 (7%)
 Abnormal imaging 17 (6%)
 LCIS or atypical hyperplasia 30 (11%)
Family history
 Average number of affected members (range) 2 (0-9)
 Mean age of the youngest relative with breast cancer (range) 42 (19-80)
Calculated lifetime risk of breast cancer of 20% or greater 146 (51%)
Personal history of a genetic mutation 30 (11%)
FH of a known genetic mutation 39 (14%)

FH= Family History; LCIS= Lobular Carcinoma In Situ.