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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 Jan 30;27(4):446–453. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-17-0009

Table 3.

Univariate analyses and multivariable model of factors associated with ever having a false positive result on a screening mammogram, controlling for total years of follow-up.

Univariate Models Multivariable Model

Characteristic OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value

Age, years
 Less than 50 Ref Ref
 50 or Older 1.24 (1.01, 1.53) 0.0444 0.80 (0.62, 1.02) 0.0749

Race/Ethnicity
 Hispanic 1.12 (0.84, 1.50) 0.4495 1.22 (0.88, 1.71) 0.2371
 Non-Hispanic white Ref Ref
 Non-Hispanic black 0.87 (0.59, 1.29) 0.4812 1.06 (0.69, 1.63) 0.7855
 Other 0.97 (0.58, 1.63) 0.8994 1.27 (0.73, 2.21) 0.4076

Body Mass Index, kg/m2
 Underweight 1.14 (0.55, 2.38) 0.7226 1.26 (0.59, 2.71) 0.5505
 Normal weight Ref Ref
 Overweight 1.05 (0.84, 1.31) 0.6846 1.09 (0.86, 1.38) 0.4814
 Obese 0.79 (0.63, 0.99) 0.0404 0.88 (0.69, 1.12) 0.3055

Screening Frequency
 Annual 2.09 (1.64, 2.67) <0.0001 2.18 (1.70, 2.80) <0.0001
 Biennial Ref Ref
 Every 3+ Years 0.71 (0.50, 1.20) 0.0639 0.82 (0.56, 1.19) 0.2863
 First Mammogram 0.91 (0.55, 1.50) 0.7144 1.43 (0.84, 2.45) 0.1922

Breast Density
 Low Breast Density Ref Ref
 High Breast Density 1.45 (1.19, 1.75) 0.0002 1.64 (1.32, 2.04) <0.0001

Breast Cancer Risk Status
 Low or Average Risk Ref Ref
 High Risk 1.22 (0.99, 1.49) 0.0585 1.14 (0.91, 1.44) 0.2528