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

Lymph node

Yes

71 (63.96)

-

No

40 (36.04)

-

p-value

<0.0001

Metastasis

Yes

41 (36.94)

-

No

70 (63.06)

-

p-value

<0.0001