Research Article

The Importance of Clinical Data for the Diagnosis of Breast Tumours in North Afghanistan

Table 3

Context variables for mastitis.
(a)

Profile of mastitis ()
MeanSDMedianRange

Age (years)32.110.73017-80
Duration of disease (months)4.1620-36
Size (cm)3.41.53.01-12

(b)

Categorical variables
No ()Yes ()No (%)Yes (%)

Painful225528.671.4
Movability512666.233.8
Firm consistency225528.671.4
Irregular margin176022.177.9
Skin involvement30473961
Axillary involvement601777.922.1
Child166120.879.2
Lactation156219.580.5