| Patient Characteristics | Overall (n = 395) | Caucasian (n = 307) | African American (n = 39) | Hispanic (n = 10) | Asian-Pacific Islander (n = 24) | Unknown/ Others (n = 15) | p value* |
| Median age (yr)† | 56 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 0.694 |
| Family history |
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| 0.362 |
| 1st degree relative with breast cancer | 56 (14.2%) | 49 (15.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (20.0%) | 3 (12.5%) | 2 (13.3%) |
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| BRCA 1 positive | 6 (1.5%) | 5 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |
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| BRCA 2 positive | 6 (1.5%) | 4 (1.3%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (6.7%) |
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| Mode of detection: |
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| 0.402 |
| Microcalcification on MMG | 255 (64.6%) | 191 (62.2%) | 30 (76.9%) | 7 (70.0%) | 18 (75.0%) | 9 (60.0%) |
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| Palpable mass | 36 (9.1%) | 27 (8.8%) | 5 (12.8%) | 1 (10.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | 2 (13.3%) |
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| Information not available | 104 (26.3%) | 89 (29.0%) | 4 (10.3%) | 2 (20.0%) | 5 (20.8%) | 4 (26.7%) |
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| Surgical treatment |
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| 0.005 |
| Lumpectomy with SLNB | 84 (21.2%) | 55 (17.9%) | 11 (28.2%) | 4 (40.0%) | 6 (25.0%) | 8 (53.3%) |
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| Simple mastectomy with SLNB | 311 (78.7%) | 252 (82.1%) | 28 (71.8%) | 6 (60.0%) | 18 (75.0%) | 7 (46.6%) |
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