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. 2020 Sep 16;3(9):e2017124. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17124

Table 1. Characteristics of Women With DCIS .

Variable Women, No. (%) (N = 144 524)
Year of diagnosis
Mean (SD) [95% CI] 2006.3 (5.2) [2006.3-2006.3]
Median (IQR) [range] 2007.0 (2002.0-2011.0) [1995.0-2014.0]
1995-1999 15 797 (10.9)
2000-2004 38 201 (26.4)
2005-2009 43 426 (30.0)
2010-2014 47 100 (32.6)
Age at diagnosis, y
Mean (SD) [95% CI] 57.4 (11.0) [57.4-57.5]
Median (IQR) [range] 57.0 (49.0-66.0) [25.0-79.0]
<40 5146 (3.6)
40-49 33 966 (23.5)
50-59 43 737 (30.3)
60-69 37 432 (25.9)
70-79 24 243 (16.8)
Race/ethnicity
White 112 539 (77.9)
Black 15 415 (10.7)
East Asian 6344 (4.4)
Southeast Asian 5664 (3.9)
Other or unknown 4562 (3.2)
Income, $
Mean (SD) [95% CI] 48 812 (11 380) [48 754-48 871]
Median (IQR) [range] 47 070 (42 070-55 950) [15 810-79 890]
<40 000 26 729 (18.5)
40 000-45 000 35 277 (24.4)
45 000-50 000 23 098 (16.0)
>50 000 59 407 (41.1)
Missing 13 (<0.1)
Histological presentation
Comedonecrosis 17 246 (11.9)
Cribriform 12 799 (8.9)
Intraductal, solid type 68 449 (47.4)
Other ductal, NOS 38 048 (26.3)
Papillary 7982 (5.5)
Tumor grade
I 16 539 (11.4)
II 48 852 (33.8)
III/IV 53 924 (37.3)
Unknown 25 209 (17.4)
Tumor size, cm
Mean (SD) [95% CI] 1.7 (2.1) [1.7-1.7]
Median (IQR) [range] 1.1 (0.6-2.0) [0.1-98.8]
<1 43 152 (29.9)
1-2 28 877 (20.0)
2-3 12 561 (8.7)
3-5 9279 (6.4)
>5 6876 (4.8)
Unknown 43 779 (30.3)
ER status
Positive 76 611 (53.0)
Negative 13 730 (9.5)
Unknown 54 183 (37.5)
PR status
Positive 63 623 (44.0)
Negative 21 405 (14.8)
Unknown 59 496 (41.2)
Surgical treatment
Lumpectomy 96 806 (67.0)
Mastectomy 38 870 (26.9)
Unknown (diagnosis prior to 1998) 8507 (5.9)
Unknown 341 (0.2)
Radiotherapy
No 74 441 (51.5)
Yes 68 118 (47.1)
Unknown 1965 (1.4)
Follow-up time, y
Mean (SD) [95% CI] 9.2 (4.9) [9.1-9.2]
Median (IQR) [range] 8.7 (5.1-13.0) [0.1-20.0]
Death in follow-up
No 128 991 (89.3)
Yes 15 533 (10.7)
Death from breast cancer
No 142 984 (98.9)
Yes 1540 (1.1)
Death from other cause
No 130 531 (90.3)
Yes 13 993 (9.7)
Vital status
Alive 128 991 (89.3)
Death from breast 1540 (1.1)
Death from other cancer 3874 (2.7)
Death from heart disease 3880 (2.7)
Death from other diseases 3619 (2.5)
Unknown cause of death 2620 (1.8)

Abbreviations: DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; ER, estrogen receptor; IQR, interquartile range; NOS, not otherwise specified; PR, progesterone receptor.