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. 2018 Mar 25;143(4):823–830. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31370

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population N = 118

Patient characteristics
Age at MRI (years)
Median (IQR) 57.0 (54.4, 61.8)
Reason for MRI, N (%) a
Abnormal screening mammogram 19 (16.1)
Lump in breast 5 (4.2)
High‐risk breast cancer screening 109 (92.4)
Other 8 (6.8)
Race/ethnicity, N (%)
White/Caucasian 107 (90.7)
Black/African American 7 (5.9)
Asian 2 (1.7)
Other 2 (1.7)
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m b )
Median (IQR) 24.3 (22.0, 28.1)
<25 70 (59.3)
25 to <30 23 (19.5)
≥30 25 (21.2)
Age at menarche (years)
Median (IQR) 12.3 (12.0, 13.0)
Parity, N (%)
Nulliparous 32 (27.1)
Parous 86 (72.9)
First degree family history of breast cancer, N (%)
No 33 (28.0)
Yes 84 (71.2)
Unknown 1 (0.8)
BRCA mutation status, N (%) b
Negative 22 (18.6)
Positive 25 (21.2)
Unknown 71 (60.2)
Bilateral oophorectomy, N (%)
No 78 (66.1)
Yes 40 (33.9)
Number of drinks per week, N (%)
None 28 (23.7)
<7 73 (61.9)
≥7 17 (14.4)
Smoking status at MRI, N (%)
No 116 (98.3)
Yes 2 (1.7)

Abbreviations IQR: inter‐quartile range.

a

Women were asked to indicate all that apply. “Other” category includes women with a personal history of atypical hyperplasia or LCIS.

b

BRCA positive women includes those who were BRCA1 positive (n = 14), BRCA2 positive (n = 10) and a single carrier with a BRCA1 variant of unknown significance.