title: Parity factors and prevalence of fibrocystic breast change in a forensic autopsy series.
abstract: The relationship of reproductive factors, such as nulliparous vs ever-parous status, age at first birth, and total parity, with morphologic prevalence of fibrocystic changes were examined using autopsy material from three ethnic/racial groups at varying risks for breast cancer. Although there was a trend toward a protective effect of ever-parous status, there was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of fibrocystic disease in any group defined by parity status. The ethnic differences in the prevalence of fibrocystic changes were not explained by the differences in parity status distribution for the three ethnic/racial groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family, Community, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pike
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Key
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Teaf
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bartow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001344:Autopsy; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008875:Middle Aged; D009516:New Mexico; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011336:Probability; D044465:White People