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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Breast. 2014 Dec 6;24(1):51–56. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2014.11.006

Table 1.

Characteristics of Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer

N=260
Age, mean (years, SD) 56.0 (9.7)
Race/Ethnicity (n, %)
  White, non-Hispanic 230 88.5
  Black, non-Hispanic 7 2.7
  Hispanic 16 6.2
  Other 7 2.7
Marital Status (n, %)
  Married 189 72.7
  Not married 71 27.3
Smoking Status (n, %)
  Never smoker 183 70.4
  Prior smoker 61 23.5
  Current smoker 16 6.2
Alcohol Use (n, %)
  No 152 58.7
  Yes 107 41.3
Regular Exercise (n, %)
  No 129 50.2
  Yes 128 49.8
Health Insurance Status (n, %)
  Insured 240 92.3
  Uninsured 20 7.7
Comorbid Illness (n, %)
  No 159 61.2
  Yes 101 38.9
Menopausal Status (n, %)
  Premenopausal 80 30.9
  Post menopausal 179 69.1
Prior Hysterectomy (n, %)
  No 160 61.5
  Yes 100 38.5
BMI (mean, SD) 27.0 (5.9)
Gail Model Risk (mean, SD)
  Five year risk (%) 4.0 (2.3)
  Lifetime risk (%) 22.9 (9.9)
Breast Cancer First Degree Relatives (n, %)
  0 143 55.2
  1 91 35.1
  2 or more 25 9.7
Prior Biopsies (n, %)
  None 23 8.8
  Lobular carcinoma in situ 26 10.0
  Atypical ductal hyperplasia 121 46.5
  Atypical lobular hyperplasia 57 21.9
  Flat epithelia atypia 24 9.2
  Other 9 3.5
Estrogen Use (n, %)
  None 235 90.2
  Systemic 16 6.2
  Vaginal 6 2.3
  Other 3 1.3
Mammographic Breast Density (n, %)
  Entirely fat 18 7.0
  Scattered densities 60 23.4
  Heterogeneously dense 115 44.8
  Extremely dense 64 24.9