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Table 2 Differences in the characteristics of nulliparous and parous women. The differences in the characteristics of nulliparous and parous women were investigated for both premenopausal and postmenopausal women separately. For premenopausal women, parous women showed higher age and lower BMI. Parous women showed less likely to smoke and less likely to drink, and were more likely to have hormonal therapy. In contrast, for postmenopausal women, parous women showed higher age and higher BMI. Parous women showed less likely to smoke and less likely to drink and less likely to have hormonal therapy

From: Impact of childbirth history on dense breast in mammographic screening: a cross-sectional study

 

Premenopausal women (n = 7612)

Postmenopausal women (n = 9252)

 

Nulliparous (n = 3878)

Parous (n = 3734)

p

Nulliparous (n = 3279)

Parous (n = 5973)

p

Age mean (SD)

44.12 (5.95)

45.06 (5.04)

 < 0.001

58.93 (7.57)

62.92 (8.45)

 < 0.001

BMI mean (SD)

21.51 (3.45)

21.17 (3.03)

 < 0.001

21.56 (3.65)

21.70 (3.29)

 < 0.001

Smoking status

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

 Never

3079 (79.4%)

3112 (83.3%)

2564 (78.2%)

5121 (85.7%)

 Past

537 (13.8%)

517 (13.8%)

541 (16.5%)

704 (11.8%)

 Current

262 (6.8%)

105 (2.8%)

174 (5.3%)

148 (2.5%)

Alcohol status

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

 None

1627 (42.0%)

1878 (50.3%)

1704 (52.0%)

3601 (60.3%)

 Occasional

640 (16.5%)

544 (14.6%)

418 (12.7%)

819 (13.7%)

 Regular

1611 (41.5%)

1312 (35.1%)

1157 (35.3%)

1553 (26.0%)

Family history of breast cancer

772 (19.9%)

715 (19.1%)

0.404

596 (18.2%)

1009 (16.9%)

0.119

Hormonal therapy

515 (13.8%)

576 (15.8%)

0.017

586 (18.6%)

715 (12.5%)

 < 0.001