Relationship between Screening, Diagnostic Mammograms, Hospital Admissions, and Mortality Rates from Breast Cancer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Data
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Test | Age Group | Correlation ( ) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitalizations × Deaths | 50–54 | 0.50 * | ||
55–59 | 0.67 * | |||
60–64 | 0.66 * | |||
65–69 | 0.74 * | |||
All ages | 0.82 * | |||
Diagnostic | Screening | Total | ||
Mammograms × Deaths | 50–54 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
55–59 | 0.34 * | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
60–64 | 0.37 * | 0.15 | 0.16 | |
65–69 | 0.47 * | 0.21 | 0.22 | |
All ages | 0.51 * | 0.21 | 0.21 | |
Mammograms × Hospitalizations | 50–54 | 0.50 * | 0.44 * | 0.44 * |
55–59 | 0.49 * | 0.46 * | 0.46 * | |
60–64 | 0.55 * | 0.47 * | 0.47 * | |
65–69 | 0.60 * | 0.57 * | 0.58 * | |
All ages | 0.60 * | 0.53 * | 0.53 * |
Estimate | Standard Error | Z Statistics | p-Value | Odds Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 6.0773 | 0.0767 | 79.22 | 0.0000 | 435.87 |
Mammograms | −0.0000 | 0.0000 | −0.73 | 0.4642 | 0.99 |
Hospitalizations | 0.0001 | 0.0000 | 5.19 | 0.0000 | 1.00 |
Variable | Test Statistics | p-Value |
---|---|---|
Deaths | 49 | 0.0000 |
Hospitalizations | 48 | 0.0000 |
Diagnostic Mammograms | 17 | 0.2326 |
Screening Mammograms | 18 | 0.1366 |
Total Mammograms | 18 | 0.1366 |
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Stevanato, K.P.; Ribeiro, H.F.; Santos, L.d.; Pelloso, F.C.; Borba, P.B.; Borghesan, D.H.P.; Carvalho, M.D.d.B.; Pedroso, R.B.; Pujals, C.; Pelloso, S.M. Relationship between Screening, Diagnostic Mammograms, Hospital Admissions, and Mortality Rates from Breast Cancer. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 1006. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081006
Stevanato KP, Ribeiro HF, Santos Ld, Pelloso FC, Borba PB, Borghesan DHP, Carvalho MDdB, Pedroso RB, Pujals C, Pelloso SM. Relationship between Screening, Diagnostic Mammograms, Hospital Admissions, and Mortality Rates from Breast Cancer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(8):1006. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081006
Chicago/Turabian StyleStevanato, Kely Paviani, Helena Fiats Ribeiro, Lander dos Santos, Fernando Castilho Pelloso, Pedro Beraldo Borba, Deise Helena Pelloso Borghesan, Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho, Raíssa Bocchi Pedroso, Constanza Pujals, and Sandra Marisa Pelloso. 2024. "Relationship between Screening, Diagnostic Mammograms, Hospital Admissions, and Mortality Rates from Breast Cancer" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 8: 1006. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081006