Review Article

Factors Affecting Recurrence of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Systematic Review

Table 3

Comparison of different variables based on the race.

ParameterStudyRace value
CaucasianOthersCaucasianOthers

Recurrence4218599/3214 (18.63%)95/824 (11.52%)0.171
Parity36192679/2917 (91.8%)572/637 (89.79%)0.621
OCP3011671/2857 (23.48%)59/346 (17.05%)0.289
Lactation31132322/2752 (84.37%)399/500 (79.80%)0.462
Mass30172352/2941 (80%)595/745 (79.86%)0.999
Pain/tenderness24181327/2520 (52.65%)397/750 (52.93%)0.998
LAP202372/1881 (19.77%)43/108 (39.81%)0.003
Inflammation2520863/2501 (34.5%)179/615 (29.1%)0.396
Skin287446/2622 (17%)35/209 (16.74%)0.999
Abscess/fistula/sinus36171318/4299 (30.65%)143/645 (22.17%)0.380
Nipple changes2315300/2541 (11.8%)89/576 (15.45%)0.535
Systemic7290/1222 (7.36%)6/60 (10%)0.434