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Management of Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer

Lashika Yogendran, Lindsey Meis, Elizabeth Burnside and Sarina Schrager
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2023, 36 (6) 1029-1032; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230064R1
Lashika Yogendran
From the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (LY, SS); University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (LM); University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology (EB).
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Lindsey Meis
From the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (LY, SS); University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (LM); University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology (EB).
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Elizabeth Burnside
From the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (LY, SS); University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (LM); University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology (EB).
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Sarina Schrager
From the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (LY, SS); University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (LM); University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology (EB).
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    Table 1.

    Population Characteristics

    Overall (n = 200)
    Age
     Mean (SD)42.8 (4.38)
     Median [Min, Max]43.0 [35.0, 50.0]
    Race
     Non-white13 (6.5%)
     White180 (90.0%)
     Missing7 (3.5%)
    BMI
     Mean (SD)31.4 (9.48)
     Median [Min, Max]28.8 [18.2, 82.5]
    Age of 1st menses
     Mean (SD)12.6 (1.41)
     Median [Min, Max]12.0 [9.0, 18.0]
    Have child(ren)
     No50 (25.0%)
     Yes150 (75.0%)
    Age of 1st birth
     29 or younger94 (47.0%)
     30 or older56 (28.0%)
     Has not given birth50 (25.0%)
    Had mammogram
     No60 (30.0%)
     Yes140 (70.0%)
    Breast Density
     A or B56 (28.0%)
     C or D83 (41.5%)
     Missing61 (30.5%)
    Gone through menopause
     No189 (94.5%)
     Yes11 (5.5%)
    Age at menopause
     Mean (SD)40.0 (10.0)
     Median [Min, Max]46.0 [26.0, 50.0]
     Missing189 (94.5%)
    Number of 1st degree relatives with breast cancer
     0150 (80%)
     150 (20%)
    Number of 2nd degree relatives with breast cancer
     030 (15%)
     1135 (67.5%)
     223 (11.5%)
     311 (5.5%)
     41 (0.5%)
    • Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

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    Table 2.

    Estimates of Multivariate and Univariate Logistic Regression Models (n = 200)

    VariableSub-CategoryOR – Multivariate Model (95% CI)Adjusted p-ValueOR – Univariate Model (95% CI)Adjusted p-Value
    Number of 1st Degree Relatives with Breast Cancer8.82 (3.7, 22.91)<0.0013.86 (1.99, 7.63)0.002
    Number of 2nd Degree Relatives with Breast Cancer2.54 (1.5, 4.52)0.0131.3 (0.87, 1.95)1
    Age at 1st Live BirthHas not given birth1 (referent)0.0031 (referent)0.003
    29 or younger0.32 (0.13, 0.76)0.41 (0.19, 0.87)
    30 or older1.94 (0.83, 4.65)1.82 (0.84, 4.01)
    • Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

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Lashika Yogendran, Lindsey Meis, Elizabeth Burnside, Sarina Schrager
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