Evaluation of the Clinical and Imaging Findings of Breast Examinations in a Tertiary Facility in Ghana

Table 6

Cross-tabulation variables.

Cross-tabulation of duration of symptoms against solid masses and marital status
	Duration of symptoms (in months)
	<1	1-12	13-24	25-36	37-48	>48		value
Solid masses
Positive for cancer	—	24 (57.1%)	6 (14.3%)	7 (16.7%)	3 (7.1%)	2 (4.8%)	15.910	0.007
Negative for cancer	1 (3.3%)	6 (20.0%)	6 (20.0%)	8 (26.7%)	1 (3.3%)	8 (26.7%)	15.910
Marital status
Single	10 (13.0%)	45 (58.4%)	8 (10.4%)	8 (10.4%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.5%)	7.897	0.162
Married	23 (16.5%)	96 (69.1%)	5 (3.6%)	7 (5.0%)	3 (2.2%)	5 (3.6%)	7.897	0.162
Cross-tabulation of family history of breast cancer against breast cancer cases
		Family history of breast cancer
		Positive		Negative
Solid masses
Positive for cancer		11 (26.2%)		31 (73.8%)			0.432	0.511
Negative for cancer		10 (33.3%)		20 (66.7%)

Statistically significant.