Table-III.
Association of all study variables among cases and controls.
| Occurrence of Breast cancer | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control n (%) | Case n (%) | ||
| Vitamin D | |||
| Yes | 29 (55.8) | 36 (85.7) | 0.002 |
| No | 23 (44.2) | 6 (14.3) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 50 (96.2) | 42 (100) | 0.119 |
| Unmarried | 2 (3.8) | ||
| Age group | |||
| <40 years | 24 (46.2) | 9 (21.4) | 0.013 |
| ≥40 years | 28 (53.8) | 33 (78.6) | |
| BMI | |||
| Underweight/normal | 9 (17.3) | 5 (11.9) | 0.042 |
| Overweight | 24 (46.2) | 30 (71.4) | |
| Obese | 19 (36.5) | 7 (16.7) | |
| Parity | |||
| ≤2 | 26 (50) | 19 (45.2) | 0.646 |
| ≥3 | 26 (50) | 23 (54.8) | |
| Sun Exposure | |||
| <20min/day for 2 yrs | 31 (59.6) | 29 (69.0) | 0.531 |
| 20-30min/day for 2 yrs | 12 (23.1) | 6 (14.3) | |
| >30min/day for 2 yrs | 9 (17.3) | 7 (16.7) | |
| Economic Status | |||
| Family monthly income <5000Rs | 6 (11.5) | 6 (14.3) | 0.275 |
| Family monthly income 5000-10000Rs | 13 (25.0) | 5 (11.9) | |
| Family monthly income >10000Rs | 33 (63.5) | 31 (73.8) | |
| Education Status | |||
| Illiterate | 16 (30.8) | 5 (11.9) | 0.178 |
| Primary | 5 (9.6) | 6 (14.3) | |
| Matric | 13 (25.0) | 12 (28.6) | |
| Inter and above | 18 (34.6) | 19 (45.2) | |
BMI: Body Mass Index, *p-value was calculated using Chi-square test.