Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study participants by mode of breast cancer detection
| |
MODE OF DETECTION |
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Descriptive Characteristics |
SYMPTOMATIC |
SCREEN DETECTED |
P-VALUE |
||
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| TOTAL |
334 |
74.5 |
114 |
25.5 |
|
|
Age at diagnosis (years) |
|
|
|
|
<.0001 |
| <40 |
47 |
14.1 |
3 |
2.6 |
|
| 40–49 |
78 |
23.4 |
28 |
24.6 |
|
| 50–69 |
150 |
44.9 |
77 |
67.5 |
|
| ≥70 |
59 |
17.7 |
6 |
5.3 |
|
|
Education (years) |
|
|
|
|
.06 |
| <7 |
144 |
43.9 |
36 |
31.6 |
|
| 7–11 |
74 |
22.6 |
30 |
26.3 |
|
| ≥12 |
110 |
33.5 |
48 |
42.1 |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
.006 |
| Married/living as married |
236 |
71.1 |
95 |
84.1 |
|
| Not married |
96 |
28.9 |
18 |
15.9 |
|
|
Menopausal status |
|
|
|
|
.06 |
| Premenopausal |
93 |
27.8 |
20 |
17.5 |
|
| Perimenopausal |
19 |
5.7 |
10 |
8.8 |
|
| Postmenopausal |
222 |
66.5 |
84 |
73.7 |
|
|
Body mass index |
|
|
|
|
.24 |
| <25 |
132 |
41.4 |
48 |
44.9 |
|
| 25–29 |
105 |
32.9 |
40 |
37.4 |
|
| ≥30 |
82 |
25.7 |
19 |
17.8 |
|
|
Family History |
|
|
|
|
.51 |
| None |
232 |
69.5 |
73 |
64.0 |
|
| FDR (≥1) |
54 |
16.2 |
18 |
15.8 |
|
| SDR (≥1) |
41 |
12.3 |
19 |
16.7 |
|
| FDR+SDR | 7 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.5 | |
Abbreviations: BC, breast cancer; FDR, first-degree relative; SDR, second-degree relative.