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. 2018 Jan;88:48–56. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.10.022

Table 3.

Means (SD's) of visually assessed percent density, by age and diagnostic group, in 6969 assessment cases, including 1153 cancers in the UK Breast Screening Programme.

Age (years) Quantity Mean (SD) for population
Cancers Assessment
non-cancers
Family history
non-cancers
All
non-cancers
<50 % Density 46 (19) 43 (18) 42 (22) 42 (21)
No. of subjects 29 314 915 1229
50–59 % Density 42 (22) 40 (21) 37 (18) 40 (21)
No. of subjects 461 3067 41 3108
≥60 % Density 33 (19) 35 (20) 40 (22) 35 (20)
No. of subjects 663 1432 47 1479