Table 1.
Frequency distribution
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Median age, years (range) | 34.1 (29–47) |
| Median follow-up time, months (range) | 32.5 (19–67) |
| Educational status, n (%) | |
| Illiterate | 6 (4.9) |
| Primary school | 25 (20.5) |
| Secondary school | 62 (50.8) |
| University or higher | 29 (23.8) |
| Smoking, n (%) | |
| Absent | 72 (59.0) |
| Present | 50 (41.0) |
| Number of births, n (%) | |
| None | 16 (13.1) |
| Single | 40 (32.8) |
| 2 or more | 66 (54.1) |
| Lactation, n (%) | |
| None | 16 (13.1) |
| Less than 18 months | 48 (39.3) |
| More than 18 months | 58 (47.5) |
| Menstruation, n (%) | |
| No menstruation | 10 (8.2) |
| Regular | 83 (68.0) |
| Irregular | 29 (23.8) |
| Accompanying disease, n (%) | |
| None | 97 (79.5) |
| Autoimmune thyroid disease | 10 (8.2) |
| Diabetes | 6 (4.9) |
| Rheumatological disease | 9 (7.4) |
| Pathological diagnosis method, n (%) | |
| Tru-cut biopsy | 73 (59.8) |
| Abscess drainage | 39 (32.0) |
| Surgical specimen | 10 (8.2) |
| Treatment method, n (%) | |
| Medical therapy alone | 28 (23.0) |
| Surgery alone | 19 (15.6) |
| Combined | 75 (62.4) |
| Additional imaging, n (%) | |
| None | 40 (32.8) |
| Mammography | 40 (32.8) |
| MRI | 42 (34.4) |