Table 2.
Distribution of age and menstrual state in the studied groups.
| Characteristics |
Group |
MCP | |||||||
|
Benign |
Borderline |
Malignant |
Control |
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| No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | ||
| Age (years) | |||||||||
| • <40 | 4 | 20.0 | 4 | 20.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 9 | 45.0 | 0.06 |
| • 40–50 | 6 | 30.0 | 4 | 20.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 5 | 25.0 | |
| • 50–60 | 6 | 30.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 6 | 30.0 | 4 | 20.0 | |
| • 60–70 | 4 | 20.0 | 4 | 20.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 2 | 10.0 | |
| Menstrual status | |||||||||
| • Pre-menopause | 13 | 65.0 | 8 | 40.0 | 10 | 50.0 | 16 | 80.0 | 0.047* |
| • Menopause | 7 | 35.0 | 12 | 60.0 | 10 | 50.0 | 4 | 20.0 | |
MCP, Mont Carlo exact probability.
*P < 0.05 (significant).