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Table 2 Bivariate associations between DL tolerability and study variables†

From: Tolerability of breast ductal lavage in women from families at high genetic risk of breast cancer

  

Mean rating of experienced DL discomfort (SD) or bivariate correlation (r)

p

Age

Continuous

-0.12

0.18

Personal history of breast cancer

Yes

35.0 (18.3)

0.05

 

No

49.1 (24.1)

 

BRCA1/2 mutation status

Positive

47.8 (23.6)

0.90

 

Negative

47.0 (26.7)

 

NAF obtained

during procedure

Yes

47.7 (25.6)

0.99

 

No

47.7 (23.4)

 

BSI GSI

Continuous

0.20

< 0.05

Returned for follow-up DL

Yes

40.5 (19.5)

< 0.01

 

Refused

61.7 (25.7)

 
 

Cancelled

45.9 (25.4)

 
 

Other

45.8 (22.4)

 
  1. †Range for continuous measure of discomfort for all breast screening procedures = (0–100); higher scores indicate greater discomfort.