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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

From: Can multiple SNP testing in BRCA2 and BRCA1 female carriers be used to improve risk prediction models in conjunction with clinical assessment?

Variable

Median (interquartile range) or N (%)

 

BRCA1

BRCA2

 

Menopause (n = 200)

Ovulating (n = 113)

All (n = 548)*

Menopause (n = 195)

Ovulating (n = 93)

All (n = 523)*

Year of birth

1955 (1946-1962)

1963 (1952-1979)

1959 (1948-1969)

1952 (1944-1959)

1963 (1952-1971)

1957 (1947-1966)

Manchester score

32 (22.5-40)

28 (20-38)

29 (20-40.75)

26 (20-35)

27 (20-36)

26 (20-35)

BMI

24.07 (22.34-28.18)

22.52 (21.39-26.71)

23.7 (21.6475-27.3125)

25.12 (22.52-28.565)

24.225 (21.975-27.02)

24.84 (22.355-28.305)

Parity

2 (2-3)

1 (0-2)

2 (1-3)

2 (0-9)

2 (0-9)

2 (0-9)

Age of menarche

13 (12-14.25)

13 (12-14)

13 (12-14)

13 (12-14)

13 (12-14)

13 (12-14)

Age of menopause

43 (38-46)

44 (40-48)**

43 (39-47)**

45 (40.5-48.5)

45 (39.5-49.5)**

45 (40-49)**

Age of full-term pregnancy

24 (21-28)

23 (20-26.25)

24 (21-28)

24 (21-28)

23 (20.25-27)

24 (21-28)

Oral contraception usage

5 (1-10)

7 (2.75-11)

5 (2-10)

5 (1-10)

5 (1-10)

5 (1-10)

Genetic predisposition score

0.98 (0.70-1.29)

0.95 (0.63-1.17)

0.95 (0.67-1.27)

0.83 (0.63-1.17)

1.17 (0.77-1.62)

0.90 (0.68- 1.33)

Oophorectomy

70 (35%)

0 (0%)

71 (12.96%)

88 (45.13%)

0 (0%)

102 (19.50%)

Mastectomy

35 (17.5%)

7 (6.19%)

49 (8.94%)

17 (9.74%)

0 (0%)

17 (3.25%)

Time of observation (years)

48.04 (42.74-53.76)

30.83 (28.0-38.90)

41.26 (35.83-49.38)

50.68 (44.77-57.70)

33.66 (29.13-42.49)

44.37 (38.02-51.78)

No. of events

92 (46.00%)

88 (77.88%)

321 (58.58%)

105 (53.85%)

72 (77.42%)

323 (61.76%)

  1. *includes also women with unknown menopausal stage status.
  2. **women may have had menopause after a breast cancer diagnosis.