Research Article
Latent Toxoplasmosis among Breast Cancer Patients in Jahrom, South of Iran
Table 1
Demographic characteristics, risk factors, and T. gondii infection status among 107 women with breast cancer.
| | Variables | Frequency (%) | Positive for anti-T. gondii IgG (%) | value |
| | Age (years) | 34-51 | 68 (63.55) | 36 (52.94) | 0.22 | | 52-80 | 39 (36.44) | 13 (33.33) | | Residence | Urban | 95 (88.78) | 45 (47.36) | 0.55 | | Rural | 12 (11.21) | 4 (33.33) | | Married | Yes | 99 (92.52) | 47 (47.47) | 0.42 | | No | 8 (7.47) | 2 (25) | | Education level | Illiterate | 14 (13.08) | 6 (42.85) | 0.22 | | Elementary and middle school | 68 (63.55) | 33 (48.52) | | High school and above | 25 (23.36) | 10 (40) | | Number of children | 0 | 3 (2.8) | 1 (33.33) | 0.08 | | 1 | 11 (10.28) | 5 (45.45) | | 2 | 18 (16.82) | 8 (44.44) | | ≥3 | 75 (70.09) | 35 (46.66) | | Consumption of raw or undercooked meat | Yes | 8 (7.47) | 5 (62.5) | 0.56 | | No | 99 (92.52) | 44 (44.44) | | Washing raw fruits and vegetables | With disinfectant | 17 (15.88) | 9 (52.94) | 0.69 | | With water | 90 (84.11) | 40 (44.44) | | Type of water source | Treated pipe water | 101 (94.39) | 47 (46.53) | 0.68 | | Untreated (river, well, and rain water) | 6 (5.6) | 2 (33.33) | | Contact with soil | Yes | 90 (84.11) | 41 (45.55) | 0.94 | | No | 17 (15.88) | 8 (47.05) | | Contact with cats | Yes | 17 (15.88) | 7 (41.17) | 0.79 | | No | 90 (84.11) | 42 (46.66) | | Contact with domestic animals | Yes | 23 (21.49) | 11 (47.82) | 0.89 | | No | 84 (78.5) | 38 (45.23) | | Type of treatment | Surgery | 15 (14.01) | 4 (26.66) | 0.08 | | Radiotherapy | 15 (14.01) | 10 (66.66) | | Hormone therapy (e.g., tamoxifen) | 27 (25.23) | 20 (74.07) | | Unknown | 50 (46.72) | 15 (30) | | History of abortions | Yes | 30 (28.03) | 20 (66.66) | 0.11 | | No | 77 (71.96) | 29 (37.66) | | Time of abortion | First trimester | 16 (53.33) | 12 (75) | 0.87 | | Second trimester | 8 (26.66) | 5 (62.5) | | Third trimester | 6 (20) | 3 (50) | | Menopause | Yes | 48 (44.85) | 8 (16.66) | 0.0005 | | No | 59 (55.14) | 41 (69.49) | | History of breast cancer | Yes | 48 (44.85) | 4 (8.33) | 0.0001 | | No | 59 (55.14) | 45 (76.27) | | HER2 status | Positive | 48 (44.85) | 5 (10.41) | 0.00002 | | Negative | 59 (55.14) | 44 (74.57) | | Stage of cancer | I | 8 (7.47) | 2 (25) | 0.51 | | II | 41 (39.75) | 22 (53.65) | | III | 37 (34.57) | 27 (72.97) | | IV | 21 (19.62) | 15 (71.42) |
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value <0.05 was considered significant. Chi-squared test. |
