Clinical Study

Are Both Ultrasonography and Mammography Necessary for Cancer Investigation of Breast Lumps in Resource-Limited Countries?

Table 3

Independent effects of clinical parameters used in logistic modelling for breast cancer diagnosis, measured as multivariable diagnostic odds ratio (dOR).

ParametersdOR95% Confidence interval value

Age (per year)1.020.98 to 1.060.313
Size (per cm)1.771.23 to 2.540.002
Ultrasonography (per bi-rads)3.850.80 to 18.430.092
Mammography (per bi-rads)2.080.44 to 9.900.359
FNAC (per class)3.522.45 to 5.08<0.001