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04 May 2020: Clinical Research

A Cross-Sectional Observational Study to Compare the Role of Ultrasound with Mammography in Women Identified at High Risk for Breast Cancer in a Population in China

Peili An BCF , Shujuan Zhong BCF , Rong Zhang ACF , Xiaoxia Hou ABC , Ruru Xi ADF , Yingjin Wang CEF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.919777

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e919777

Table 1 Questionnaires results of the enrolled women.

CharacteristicsResults
Numbers of women enrolled1,687
Age (years)Minimum35
Maximum65
Mean±SD45.45±7.39
Body mass index (kg/m)24.89±1.88
EthnicityHan Chines1,535 (91)
Mongolian117 (7)
Tibetan19 (1)
North Korean refuge16 (1)
EducationPrimitive945 (56)
Below graduation456 (27)
Graduate or more286 (17)
Marital statusMarried1,152 (68)
Divorced/widowed290 (17)
Unmarried/single245 (15)
Mental stress* ≤1201 (12)
2–5884 (52)
6–9602 (36)
Alcohol habitNever1,563 (93)
Past82 (5)
Current42 (2)
SmokingNever1,453 (86)
Past135 (8)
Current99 (6)
Oral contraceptive used any time in lifeYes312 (18)
No1,375 (82)
Menopausal statusPremenopausal1,347 (80)
Postmenopausal340 (20)
Family history of breast cancerYes162 (10)
No1,525 (90)
Risk score** 38.85±3.62
Categorical variables are shown as frequency (percentage) and continuous variables are shown as mean±SD.
* 0: minimum and 9: maximum;
** accessed by the breast risk assessment model recommended by the institutional review board.

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