Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study population.
| Variable | Breast Cancer Patients (n = 32) |
Controls
(n = 32) |
95% CI of Difference | p-Value |
| Age (yrs) | 50.84 ± 12.41 | 61.69 ± 14.74 | −17.66–(−4.04) | 0.0023 * |
| Menarche (yrs) | 12.63 ± 2.20 | 16.38 ± 1.31 | −4.65–(−2.85) | <0.0001 * |
| Menopause (yrs) | 47.45 ± 4.27 | 47.33 ± 4.55 | −2.01–2.33 | 0.4172 |
| Variable | Breast Cancer Patients (n = 32) |
Controls
(n = 32) |
Chi-Square (χ2) | p-Value |
| Alcohol intake | ||||
| Yes | 5 (15.6%) | 3 (9.4%) | 0.5714 | 0.4497 |
| No | 27 (84.4%) | 29 (90.6%) | ||
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0(0.0) | - | |
| No | 32 (100%) | 32 (100.0%) | ||
| Hypertensive | ||||
| Yes | 21 (65.6%) | 9 (28.1%) | 7.592 | 0.005 * |
| No | 11 (34.4%) | 23 (71.9%) | ||
| T2DM | ||||
| Yes | 20 (62.5%) | 5 (15.6%) | 12.866 | 0.0003 * |
| No | 12 (37.5%) | 27 (84.4%) | ||
| Family History BC | ||||
| Yes | 18 (56.3%) | 1 (3.1%) | 19.163 | <0.00001 * |
| No | 14 (43.7%) | 31 (96.9%) |
n = study population, data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Chi-square (χ2). * p-value is statistically significant, T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus, BC = breast cancer, CI = confidence interval.