Evaluation of the Clinical and Imaging Findings of Breast Examinations in a Tertiary Facility in Ghana

Table 2

Demographics, family history of breast cancer, duration of symptoms, and the distribution of the BI-RADS scores.

Items	Counts (%)
Age
Minimum	32
Maximum	85
Mean (SD)	52.43 (9.97)
Age groups
31–40 years	31 (7.29%)
41–50 years	198 (46.59%)
51–60 years	109 (25.65%)
61–70 years	60 (14.12%)
>70 years	27 (6.35%)
Marital status
Single	156 (36.71%)
Married	269 (63.29%)
Family history of breast cancer
Positive	79 (18.59%)
Negative	346 (81.41%)
Duration of symptoms
<1 month	33 (15.28%)
1–12 months	141 (65.28%)
13–24 months	13 (6.02%)
25–36 months	15 (6.94%)
37–48 months	4 (1.85%)
>48 months	10 (4.63%)
Overall average duration of symptoms	months
BI-RADS scores
BI-RADS 1	312 (57.46%)
BI-RADS 2	152 (27.99%)
BI-RADS 3	31 (5.71%)
BI-RADS 4	42 (7.73%)
BI-RADS 5	6 (1.10%)