Table 4 Knowledge regarding risk factors of breast cancer (n = 301)
|  |  |  | T (N = 301) | F (N = 122) | M (N = 179) | Chi-square | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Early puberty | No | N (%) | 140 (46.5) | 55 (45.1) | 85 (47.5) | 0.1685 | .681 |
Yes | N (%) | 161 (53.5) | 67 (54.9) | 94 (52.5) | |||
Late menopause | No | N (%) | 123 (40.9) | 57 (46.7) | 66 (36.9) | 2.9128 | .087 |
Yes | N (%) | 178 (59.1) | 65 (53.3) | 113 (63.1) | |||
Oral contraceptives | No | N (%) | 72 (23.9) | 28 (23.0) | 44 (24.6) | 0.1059 | .744 |
Yes | N (%) | 229 (76.1) | 94 (77.0) | 135 (75.4) | |||
Postmenopausal estrogens | No | N (%) | 52 (17.3) | 20(16.4) | 32(17.9) | 0.1117 | .738 |
Yes | N (%) | 249 (82.7) | 102 (83.6) | 147 (82.1) | |||
history of trauma on the breast | No | N (%) | 140 (46.5) | 52 (42.6) | 88 (49.2) | 1.247 | .264 |
Yes | N (%) | 161 (53.5) | 70 (57.4) | 91 (50.8) | |||
History of benign tumors | No | N (%) | 115(38.2) | 44 (36.1) | 71 (39.7) | 0.3981 | .528 |
Yes | N (%) | 186 (61.8) | 78 (63.9) | 108 (60.3) | |||
History of Inflammatory disease of the breast | No | N (%) | 89 (29.6) | 41 (33.6) | 48 (26.8) | 1.6066 | .204 |
Yes | N (%) | 212 (70.4) | 81 (66.4) | 131 (73.2) | |||
Alcoholic | No | N (%) | 170 (56.5) | 70 (57.4) | 100 (55.9) | 0.0674 | .795 |
Yes | N (%) | 131 (43.5) | 52 (42.6) | 79 (44.1) | |||
Smoking | No | N (%) | 112 (37.2) | 48 (39.3) | 64 (35.8) | 0.4002 | .526 |
Yes | N (%) | 189 (62.8) | 74 (60.7) | 115 (64.2) | |||
Aging | No | N (%) | 60 (19.9) | 25 (20.5) | 35 (19.6) | 0.0401 | .841 |
Yes | N (%) | 241 (80.1) | 97 (79.5) | 144 (80.4) | |||
Weight gain (BMI > 25) | No | N (%) | 140 (46.5) | 50 (41.0) | 90 (50.3) | 2.5199 | .112 |
Yes | N (%) | 161 (53.5) | 72 (59.0) | 89 (49.7) |