Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors of breastcancer in breast cancer cases and control group
Characteristics | Breast cancer N = 112 No. (%) | Control N = 112 No. (%) | Total N = 224 No. (%) | p-value * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean ± SD (range) | 46.10 ± 4.34 (40–67) | 45.66 ± 4.68 (39–65) | 45.89 ± 4.51 (39–67) | 0.487 |
Marital status | ||||
Single/divorced/widow | 13 (11.6) | 6 (5.4) | 19 (6.6) | 0.09 |
Married | 99 (88.4) | 106 (94.6) | 205 (91.5) | |
Education | ||||
Does not read or write | 63 (56.3) | 54 (48.2) | 117 (52.2) | 0.296 |
Read and write | 23 (20.5) | 35 (31.3) | 58 (25.9) | |
< secondary school | 20 (17.9) | 16 (14.3) | 36 (16.1) | |
Secondary or higher | 6 (5.4) | 7 (6.3) | 1 (5.8) | |
Occupation | ||||
An employee | 8 (7.1) | 12 (10.7) | 20 (8.9) | 0.349 |
House wife | 104 (92.9) | 100 (89.3) | 204 (91.1) | |
Income/month | ||||
≤ 3000 Egyptian pound | 61 (54.5) | 51 45.5) | 112 (49.9) | 0.414 |
> 3000 Egyptian pound | 49 (43.8) | 58 (51.8) | 107 (47.8) | |
Refused to answer | 2 (1.8) | 3 (2.7) | 5 (2.2) | |
Number living in the same house (mean ± SD) | 5.63 ± 1.73 | 5.42 ± 1.85 | 5.52 ± 1.79 | 0.389 |
Family history of breast cancer | 29 (25.9) | 11 (9.8) | 40 (17.9) | 0.001* |
Age at menarche (mean ± SD) | 12.15 ± 1.02 | 11.69 ± 1.07 | 12.06 ± 1.05 | 0.088 |
Age at first child birth | 20.82 ± 2.83 | 20.46 ± 2.5 | 20.63 ± 2.72 | 0.508 |
Full term pregnancies | 4.53 ± 1.5 | 4.64 ± 1.5 | 4.59 ± 1.5 | 0.456 |
Breast feeding | 104 (92.9) | 107 (95.5) | 211 (94.2) | 0.391 |
Postmenopausal women | 30 (26.8) | 28 (25.0) | 58 (25.9) | 0.760 |
History of OCP/HRT | 48 (42.9) | 41 (36.6) | 89 (38.7) | 0.494 |
Comorbidities | ||||
Diabetes | 24 (21.4) | 10 (8.9) | 34 (15.2) | 0.009* |
Hypertension | 27 (24.1) | 10 (8.9) | 37 (16.5) | 0.002* |