Table 1 Clinical data in all inflammatory breast patients
Variables | Number of patients | percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 ˂30y | 13 | 5.9 |
 31–40 | 46 | 21.0 |
 41–50 | 84 | 38.4 |
 ˃50y | 76 | 34.7 |
Nulliparity | ||
 Yes | 66 | 31.4 |
 No | 144 | 68.6 |
 Unknown | 9 | – |
Number of full-term pregnancies | ||
 0 | 66 | 31.5 |
 1–2 | 43 | 20.6 |
 3–4 | 48 | 23.0 |
 ≥ 5 | 52 | 24.9 |
 Unknown | 10 | – |
Menopausal staus | ||
 Pre-menopausal | 113 | 51.6 |
 Post-menopausal | 106 | 48.4 |
Familial history of BC | ||
 Yes | 28 | 26.2 |
 No | 79 | 73.8 |
 Unknown | 112 | – |
BMI | ||
 Underweight | 2 | 1.2 |
 Normal | 60 | 35.3 |
 Overweight | 50 | 29.4 |
 Obese | 58 | 34.1 |
 Unknown | 49 | – |
Peau d’orange | ||
 Yes | 155 | 70.8 |
 No | 64 | 29.2 |
Oedema | ||
 Yes | 45 | 20.5 |
 No | 174 | 79.5 |
Redness | ||
 Yes | 100 | 54.3 |
 No | 119 | 45.7 |
Palpable mass | ||
 Yes | 55 | 25.1 |
 No | 164 | 74.9 |
Side | ||
 Right breast | 102 | 46.6 |
 Left breast | 115 | 52.5 |
 Bilateral | 2 | 0.9 |
Metastatic disease | ||
 Yes | 66 | 30.1 |
 No | 153 | 69.9 |