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Table 1 demographic characteristic of patients

From: The comparison of the effect of flaxseed oil and vitamin E on mastalgia and nodularity of breast fibrocystic: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Variable

Flaxseed oil(n)(%)

Vitamin E(n)

P valuea

Age (year)

 ≤25

4 (7.84)

5 (10.2)

0.84

 26–35

22 (43.13)

16 (32.65)

 ≥35

25 (49.01)

28 (57.14)

Marriage

 single

9 (17.64)

10 (20.4)

0.72

 married

42 (82.35)

39 (79.59)

History of breast problems

 Cancer (family)

1 (1.96)

0 (0)

0.32

 Trauma

1 (1.96)

0 (0)

0.32

 biopsy

2 (3.92)

0 (0)

0.16

 surgery

3 (5.88)

3 (6.1)

0.96

Number of pregnancy and lactation

 0

10 (19.6)

12 (24.4)

0.56

 1

16 (31.3)

13 (26.5)

 2

19 (37.2)

22 (44.8)

 3

5 (9.8)

2 (4.08)

 4

1 (1.9)

0 (0)

Duration of marriage(y)

 ≤10

27

23

0.75

 11–20

15

16

 21–30

8

8

 ≥30

1

2

  1. a chi-square test