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. 2016 Dec 23;19(4):410–416. doi: 10.4048/jbc.2016.19.4.410

Table 3. Factors influencing the upgrade to malignancy in intraductal papilloma without atypia in the multivariate analysis.

Characteristic OR 95% CI p-value
Age ≥ 55 yr 4.351 1.576–12.071 0.005
Size > 1 cm 4.236 1.012–10.256 0.001
Breast density* ( > 50%) 0.481 0.133–1.529 0.107
Palpable mass 0.590 0.223–2.605 0.632
Nipple discharge 1.952 0.642–11.062 0.285

OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval.

*Mammographic density by Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System classification system (breast density: type 1, almost entirely fat, glandular tissue is less than 25%; type 2, scattered fibroglandular tissues, ranging from 25% to 50% of the breast; type 3, heterogeneously dense parenchyma, ranging 51% to 75% of the breast tissue; type 4, the breast contains greater than 75% glandular and fibrous tissue).