Table 2 Association of breast cancer-related risk factors with post-menopausal status.

From: Comparative analysis of breast cancer characteristics in young premenopausal and postmenopausal women in Ghana

Variables

BCa status

Fisher’s test

35 years and below

Postmenopausal

P-value

n = 31

n = 109

Menarche

  

0.150

 Early

7 (22.6)

18 (16.5)

 

 Late

15 (48.4)

38 (34.9)

 

 Don’t know

9 (29.0)

53 (48.6)

 

AFFTP

  

0.083

 Below 19 years

2 (6.5)

14 (12.8)

 

 19–29 years

15 (48.4)

46 (42.2)

 

 ≥ 30 years

5 (16.1)

7 (6.4)

 

 Null ip

5 (16.1)

9 (8.3)

 

 Don’t know

4 (12.9)

33 (30.3)

 

Family history of BCa

  

0.315

 Yes

4 (12.9)

8 (7.3)

 

 No

27 (87.1)

95 (87.2)

 

 Don’t know

0 (0.0)

6 (5.5)

 

Usage of ECHRT

  

0.484

 Yes

4 (12.9)

9 (8.3)

 

 No

27 (87.1)

100 (91.7)

 
  1. BCa: breast cancer; AFFTP: age at first-full term pregnancy; ECHRT: oestrogen-containing contraception/hormone replacement therapy.
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