Research Article
The Importance of Clinical Data for the Diagnosis of Breast Tumours in North Afghanistan
Table 6
Context variables for invasive breast carcinoma.
(a) |
| Profile of invasive breast carcinoma () | | Mean | SD | Median | Range |
| Age (years) | 45.6 | 12.2 | 45 | 20-84 | Duration of disease (months) | 17 | 10.0 | 12 | 0.3-144 | Size (cm) | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3 | 4-20 |
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(b) |
| Categorical variables | | No () | Yes () | No (%) | Yes (%) |
| Painful | 100 | 39 | 71.9 | 28.1 | Movability | 105 | 34 | 78.4 | 21.6 | Firm consistency | 8 | 131 | 6.1 | 93-9 | Irregular margin | 8 | 131 | 6.1 | 93.9 | Skin involvement | 24 | 115 | 17.3 | 82.7 | Axillary involvement | 44 | 95 | 31.6 | 68.4 | Child | 124 | 15 | 89.2 | 10.8 | Lactation | 50 | 89 | 36 | 64 |
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