Table 1 Demographic and Characteristics of the Study Population (N = 450)
Cases (n = 225) N (%) | Controls (n = 225) N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Education (N = 449) | ||
Uneducated | 2 (0.89 | 22 (9.44) |
Elementary | 22 (9.82) | 42 (18.03) |
High School | 42 (18.75) | 61 (26.18) |
College | 75 (33.48) | 56 (24.03) |
BSc1 | 73 (32.59) | 44 (18.88) |
Postgraduate | 10 (4.46) | 8 (3.43) |
Residence (N = 448) | ||
Amman | 162 (72.65) | 75 (33.33) |
Other provinces | 61 (27.35) | 150 (66.67) |
Employment (N = 449) | ||
Employee/Job owner | 72 (32.14) | 78 (34.67) |
House Wife | 133 (59.38) | 112 (49.78) |
Retired | 19 (8.48) | 15 (6.67) |
Unemployed | 0 (0) | 20 (8.89) |
Monthly Income in JDs (N = 442) | ||
< 500 | 77 (35.48) | 117 (52) |
500–1000 | 114 (52.53) | 99 (44) |
> 1000 | 26 (11.98) | 9 (4) |
Number of Dependents (N = 448) | ||
≤ 5 | 155 (69.51) | 140 (62.22) |
> 5 | 68 (30.49) | 85 (37.78) |
Marital Status (N = 449) | ||
Single | 42 (18.7) | 36 (16) |
Married | 153 (68.3) | 173 (76.89) |
Divorced | 13 (5.8) | 4 (1.78) |
Widowed | 16 (7.14) | 12 (5.33) |
Parity (N = 450) | ||
Yes | 163 (72.44) | 173 (76.89) |
No | 62 (27.56) | 52 (23.11) |
Number of Children (N = 450) | ||
No | 56 (24.89) | 52 (23.11) |
< 4 | 80 (35.56) | 53 (23.56) |
4–8 | 83 (36.89) | 113 (50.22) |
> 8 | 6 (2.67) | 7 (3.11) |
Chronic Diseasesa (N = 445) | ||
Hypertension | 25 (11.85) | 44 (22.11) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 3 (1.42) | 9 (4.52) |
Osteoporosis | 9 (4.27) | 1 (0.5) |
Morbid Obesity | 5 (2.37) | 0 (0) |
Blood Diseases | 1 (0.47) | 0 (0) |
Others | 6 (2.84) | 14 (7.04) |
None | 162 (76.78) | 131 (65.83) |
Thyroxin Therapy (N = 447) | ||
Yes | 24 (10.81) | 12 (5.330 |
No | 198 (89.19) | 213 (94.67) |
Tamoxifen Therapy (N = 446) | ||
Yes | 80 (36.04) | 0 (0) |
No | 142 (63.96) | 224 (100) |
Reasons of Oral Contraceptives Use (N = 446) | ||
Pregnancy Control | 62 (23.57) | 37 (16.59) |
Stop Period | 3 (1.14) | 8 (3.59) |
Others | 23 (8.75) | 3 (1.35) |
Nonuser | 175 (66.54) | 175 (78.48) |
Oral Contraceptives Prescriber (N = 136) | ||
Physician | 67 (76.14) | 44 (99.67) |
Nurse | 0 (0) | 1 (2.08) |
Pharmacist | 14 (15.91) | 3 (6.25) |
Others | 7 (7.95) | 0 (0) |
Getting MD1 Counseling (N = 27) | ||
Yes | 3 (13.04) | 0 (0) |
No | 20 (86.96) | 4 (100) |