Table 2: Some sociodemographic characteristics of women (N = 90).
Characteristics | Women with fibrocystic breast disease n (40)% | Women without fibrocystic breast disease n (50)% | X2/p | |
Age (year) (M ± SD) | 37.85 ± 8.38 (min = 22, max = 52) |
36.54 ± 8.58 (min = 24, max = 56) |
t = 1.295/0.199 | |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 40 (100) | 47 (94.0) | 2.483/0.251 | |
Single | 0 (0) | 3 (6.0) | ||
Working status | ||||
Yes | 22 (55.0) | 14 (28.0) | 6.750/0.017* | |
No | 18 (45.0) | 36 (72.0) | ||
Smoking status | ||||
Current smoker | 21 (52.5) | 10 (20.0) | 14.163/0.001* | |
Ex-smoker | 6 (15.0) | 4 (8.0) | ||
Never smoker | 13 (32.5) | 36 (72.0) | ||
Menarche age (year) (M ± SD) | 14.35 ± 1.90 (min = 12, max = 18) |
13.56 ± 1.14 (min = 12, max = 16) |
t = 2.437/0.017* | |
Birth status | ||||
Yes | 27 (67.5) | 47 (94.0) | 10.676/0.002* | |
No | 13 (32.5) | 3 (6.0) | ||
Use of contraception | ||||
Yes | 24 (60.0) | 35 (70.0) | 0.984/0.375 | |
No | 16 (40.0) | 15 (30.0) | ||
Family history of breast disease | ||||
Yes | 16 (40.0) | 0 (0) | 24.374/0.000* | |
No | 24 (60.0) | 50 (100) | ||
The duration of fibrocystic breast disease (year) (M ± SD) |
3.22 ± 2.28 (min = 1, max = 10) |
*p < 0.05.