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ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2018

Childhood body size and midlife mammographic breast density in foreign-born and U.S.-born women in New York City.

Shweta Athilat, Cynthia Joe, Carmen B Rodriguez, Mary Beth Terry, Parisa Tehranifar

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Article in Annals of epidemiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Lifecourse Growth and Development Determinants of Mammographic Density in Black Women.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024
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  3. Associations of Early-Life and Adult Anthropometric Measures with the Expression of Stem Cell Markers CD44, CD24, and ALDH1A1 in Women with Benign Breast Biopsies.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024
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  4. Associations of Oral Contraceptives with Mammographic Breast Density in Premenopausal Women.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022
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  5. Early-Life and Adult Adiposity, Adult Height, and Benign Breast Tissue Composition.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2021
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5 authors.

Shweta AthilatDepartment of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Cynthia JoeDepartment of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Carmen B RodriguezDepartment of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Mary Beth TerryDepartment of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Parisa TehranifarDepartment of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: pt140@cumc.columbia.edu.

Funding

Multilevel Determinants of Breast Cancer: Translating Research into InterventionsK07CA151777 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI TEHRANIFAR, PARISA · 2011 to 2015
$654k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA151777
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe investigated whether childhood body size is associated with midlife mammographic density, a strong risk factor for breast cancer.

methodsWe collected interview data, including body size at age 10 years using a pictogram, and measured height and weight from 518 women, recruited at the time of screening mammography in New York City (ages 40-64 years, 71% Hispanic, 68% foreign-born). We used linear regression models to examine childhood body size in relation to percent density and areas of dense and nondense tissue, measured using a computer-assisted method from digital mammograms.

resultsIn models that adjusted for race/ethnicity, and age and body mass index at mammogram, the heaviest relative to leanest childhood body size was associated with 5.94% lower percent density (95% confidence interval [CI]: -9.20, -2.29), 7.69 cm

conclusionsHeavy childhood body size is associated with lower mammographic density, consistent with its associations with breast cancer risk. Suggestive findings by nativity require confirmation in larger samples.

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Body SizeBreast DensityAdultBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsChildFemaleHumansMammographyMiddle AgedNew York CityPostmenopauseRisk FactorsBody sizeBreast cancerChildhoodMammographic breast density

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PMID30172558
PMCPMC6162146

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