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. 2018 Mar 22;20:23. doi: 10.1186/s13058-018-0948-4

Table 6.

Association between treatment and changea in %MD

Adjusted for age and BMIb Adjusted for age, BMIb, and other treatments
Number Estimated %MD changec 95% CI p Estimated %MD changec 95% CI p
Radiation
 No 142 Reference Reference
 Yes 325 0.2 −2.1, 2.5 0.89 0.7 −1.6, 3.0 0.57
Chemotherapy
 No 161 Reference Reference
 Yes 306 −2.9 −5.1, −0.7 0.01 −3.0 −5.2, −0.8 0.008
Tamoxifen
 No 238 Reference Reference
 Yes 229 −2.8 −4.9, −0.7 0.009 −3.0 −5.1, −0.9 0.006

Abbreviations: %MD percent mammographic density, BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval

aBetween prior to/at first diagnosis (36 months prior up to 1 month post diagnosis) and post diagnosis (more than 6 and up to 48 months post diagnosis)

bEstimated BMI at time of mammogram

cEstimated change in %MD (post diagnosis minus prior to/at diagnosis) associated with each treatment modality