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. 2015 Nov 18;17:142. doi: 10.1186/s13058-015-0654-4

Table 3.

Estimates of OPERA, 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) from fitting multiple mammographic density measures together, correlation between estimates (R) and log likelihood (LL) for dense area and percentage dense area

OPERA (95 % CI) P R LL
Dense area
   Cumulus a 0.73 (0.53−1.00) 0.05 -0.87 -280.34
   Altocumulus a 1.83 (1.30−2.57) 0.001
Cumulus b 1.07 (0.88−1.30) 0.5 -0.6 -285.22
Cirrocumulus b 1.19 (0.97−1.47) 0.1
   Altocumulus c 1.32 (1.07−1.65) 0.01 -0.62 -282.17
   Cirrocumulus c 1.04 (0.85−1.29) 0.7
Cumulus d 0.71 (0.52−0.98) 0.04 -0.79 -279.97
Altocumulus d 1.77 (1.24−2.51) 0.002 -0.19
Cirrocumulus d 1.10 (0.89−1.36) 0.4 -0.22
Percentage dense area
   Cumulus a 0.87 (0.66−1.14) 0.3 -0.81 -280.79
   Altocumulus a 1.59 (1.18−2.14) 0.002
Cumulus b 1.15 (0.96−1.38) 0.1 -0.50 -284.74
Cirrocumulus b 1.14 (0.94−1.37) 0.2
   Altocumulus c 1.39 (1.13−1.70) 0.002 -0.51 -284.65
   Cirrocumulus c 1.03 (0.86−1.25) 0.7
Cumulus d 0.87 (0.66−1.15) 0.3 -0.74 -284.165
Altocumulus d 1.55 (1.14−2.10) 0.005 -0.15
Cirrocumulus d 1.05 (0.87−1.27) 0.6 -0.23

OPERA Odds PER Adjusted standard deviation

a Cumulus and Altocumulus measures fitted together

b Cumulus and Cirrocumulus measures fitted together

c Altocumulus and Cirrocumulus measures fitted together

d Cumulus, Altocumulus and Cirrocumulus measures fitted together