Clinical | Cases, n = 111 (%) | Controls, n = 224 (%) | p-value |
Age group |
|
| 0.11 |
>40 | 58 (52.3) | 94 (41.96) |
|
≤40 | 53 (47.75) | 130 (58.04) |
|
Age (means ± SD) | 41.64 ± 12.31 | 39.55 ± 10.63 |
|
Ethnic group |
|
| <0.001 |
Bantu | 33 (29.73) | 41 (18.30) |
|
Semi Bantu | 72 (64.86) | 182 (81.25) |
|
Sudano-sao | 6 (5.41) | 1(0.45) |
|
Menopause status |
|
| <0.001 |
postmenopausal | 34 (30.63) | 29 (12.95) |
|
Premenopausal | 77 (69.37) | 195 (87.05) |
|
Familial breast cancer |
|
| <0.001 |
Yes | 29 (26.13) | 16 (7.14) |
|
No | 82 (73.87) | 208 (92.86) |
|
Histological grade |
|
|
|
I, II | 9 (8.11) | - |
|
III, IV | 102 (91.89) | - |
|
p-value | <0.0001 |
|
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Lymph node |
|
|
|
Yes | 71 (63.96) | - |
|
No | 40 (36.04) | - |
|
p-value | <0.0001 |
|
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Metastasis |
|
|
|
Yes | 41 (36.94) | - |
|
No | 70 (63.06) | - |
|
p-value | <0.0001 |
|
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