Table 1

Baseline Characteristics of the Screened Population

Screening Result
CharacteristicTotal No. (%)Normal No. (%)False-Positive No. (%)Breast Cancer No. (%))P Value
Participants, No.1,310864272174
Age, ya
  50–54367 (28.0)217 (25.1)112 (41.2)38 (21.8)<.001
  55–59415 (31.7)310 (35.9)66 (24.3)39 (22.4)
  60–64303 (23.1)210 (24.3)48 (17.7)45 (25.9)
  ≥65225 (17.2)127 (14.7)46 (16.9)52 (29.9)
Living alone, No.847264168
  No922 (72.1)611 (72.1)186 (70.5)125 (74.4).671
  Yes357 (27.9)236 (27.9)78 (29.5)43 (25.6)
Employment, No.845264168
  Workingb696 (54.5)467 (55.3)147 (55.7)82 (48.8).298
  Unemployed51 (4.0)38 (4.5)8 (3.0)5 (3.0)
  Pensioned530 (41.5)340 (40.2)109 (41.3)81 (48.2)
Social status, No.847263168
  I42 (3.3)32 (3.8)5 (1.9)5 (3.0).398
  II188 (14.7)128 (15.1)41 (15.6)19 (11.3)
  III251 (19.6)165 (19.5)53 (20.2)33 (19.6)
  IV461 (36.1)312 (36.8)94 (35.7)55 (32.7)
  V336 (26.3)210 (24.8)70 (26.6)56 (33.3)
  • a Mean and interquartile range for total = 58.6 y (54.4–63.3 y), normal = 58.7 y (55.0–62.7 y), false positive = 57.1 y (53.2–62.4 y), and breast cancer = 61.0 y (55.8–66.0 y).

  • b Includes 5 students.