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. 2019 Jul;8(Suppl 4):S323–S333. doi: 10.21037/tcr.2019.06.08

Table 1. Characteristics of the study population based on survey data (n=13,554), 2007–2012.

Risk factors Percentage County range (%)
Age (years)
   35–49 50.4
   50–64 37.1
   65 or older 12.5 4.4–47.8
Race
   African American 20.8 0.0–75.9
   White 79.2
Education
   Less than high school 3.5 0.0–23.6
   High school or GED 21.2
   At least some college 75.2
   Unknown 0.1
Age at menarche (years)
   <12 24.0 16.7–40.0
   12–13 52.3
   14 or older 23.7
Body mass index at time of survey (kg/m2)
   <18.5 1.3
   18.5–24.9 28.3
   25.0–29.9 29.8
   30 or more 39.7 0.0–63.2
   Unknown 1.0
Body mass index at age 18 (kg/m2)
   <18.5 22.5
   18.5–24.9 63.1
   25.0–29.9 8.5
   30 or more 4.4 0.0–12.5
   Unknown 1.5
Lactation
   No (no child birth, duration 0–6 months) 76.9
   Yes (6 or more months) 21.7 0.0–50.0
   Unknown 1.4
Alcohol use
   0–<10 g/day 86.8
   10 g/day or more 12.4 0–19.5
   Unknown 0.1
Physical activity
   Inactive 6.4 0–18.2
   Insufficiently active 14.9
   Active 16.9
   Highly active 61.8
   Mean 5-year predicted breast cancer risk, % (st dev) 1.3 (1.0) 1.0–1.9
   Mean lifetime predicted breast cancer risk, % (st dev) 9.9 (5.2) 7.5–11.9

GED, graduate equivalency degree.