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. 2017 Jul 19;7:5803. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-06036-y

Table 2.

Factors associated with percent mammographic density, relative telomere length and urinary MDA (multiple regression; n = 305).

Characteristic Percent Mammographic Density (square root)a Relative telomere lengtha,b Urinary MDA (log)a
Beta SE p value Beta SE p value Beta SE p value
Age (years) −0.003 0.02 0.90 −0.005 0.002 0.02 −0.008 0.006 0.16
Waist Circumferencec (cm) −679.6 45.0 <0.0001 −6.88 4.62 0.14 16.82 11.5 0.15
Height (cm) −0.003 0.02 0.85 0.002 0.002 0.30 0.01 0.004 0.004
Age at Menarche (years) 0.04 0.07 0.52 −0.009 0.007 0.21 −0.02 0.02 0.26
Parity (Yes vs no) −0.20 0.23 0.23 −0.005 0.02 0.83 −0.02 0.06 0.78
Age at First Child (years) 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.002 0.002 0.47 0.007 0.006 0.22
Menopausal Status Post vs Premenopausal −0.05 0.34 0.88 −0.08 0.05 0.02 0.32 0.09 0.0003
Family History of Breast Cancer Yes vs No 0.10 0.24 0.70 −0.02 0.03 0.43 0.02 0.06 0.77
Current Smoking Smoker vs non smoker −0.42 0.32 0.19 −0.07 0.03 0.03 0.15 0.08 0.07
Urinary MDA (log) 0.37 0.23 0.10 0.05 0.02 0.02 n/a n/a n/a
R square for model 49% 23% 11%

MDA = malondialdehyde; RTL = relative telomere length; SE = standard error; n/a = not applicable.

aOutcome measure for regression analysis.

bAdjusted for batch of PCR analysis; cNegative inverse transformed.