| Summary: | INTRODUCTION[|]Breast cancer is the most common cancer type in women. High mammographic breast density is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women. The goal of this study was to investigate a possible association between mammographic breast density and hyperlipidemia.[¤]METHODS[|]This retrospective study was conducted using the records of patients from between January and December of 2016 who met the inclusion criteria: postmenopausal women between the ages of 50 and 65 years who did not have diabetes mellitus and who had a contemporaneous digital mammography performed and had the appropriate laboratory data. A total of 164 women were included.[¤]RESULTS[|]The mean age of the patients was 55.88+-4.49 years. According to the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System, 116 of the 164 patients (70.7%) were in the low-density group, and 28 patients (20.3%) were categorized as having a high-density result. The group with a high mammographic breast density had a significantly greater high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level than the group with a low breast density (55.35+-12.98 vs 51.14+-12.38 mg/dL, respectively; p=0.035). The low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level of the high-density tissue group was greater than that of the low-density group, but was not statistically significant (146.5+-37.22 vs 133.73+-33.97 mg/dL, respectively; p=0.052).[¤]DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION[|]It was determined that a high HDL cholesterol level and older age were associated with breast density. There is a need for prospective, large-scale studies in this area.[¤]
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