Table 1.
Patient data of the women with breast cancer
| Characteristics (N = 99) * | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Demographic data | |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 52.8 ± 11.6 |
| < 50 | 38 (38.4) |
| ≥ 50 | 61 (61.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 1 (1.0) |
| Married | 81 (83.5) |
| Widowed | 14 (14.4) |
| Divorced | 1 (1.0) |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 57 (60.6) |
| Primary | 30 (31.9) |
| Secondary | 5(5.3) |
| College | 2 (2.1) |
| Gravida (mean) | |
| < 5 | 75 (77.3) |
| ≥ 5 | 22 (22.7) |
| Parity (mean) | |
| 0 | 17 (17.5) |
| 1–4 | 65 (67.0) |
| ≥ 5 | 15 (15.5) |
| Age at first child birth (mean ± SD) | 17.3 ± 2.8 |
| Menstruation in the last 12 months | |
| Yes | 30 (32.0) |
| No | 64 (68.0) |
| Breastfeeding for at least 6 months for the last child | |
| Yes | 73 (92.4) |
| No | 6 (7.6) |
| Hormonal intake | |
| Yes | 2 (2.3) |
| No | 86 (97.7) |
| Family history of breast cancer | |
| Positive | 4 (4.4) |
| Negative | 87 (95.6) |
*N varies between items because of missing data
SD standard deviation