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Table 1 Baseline features of patients with PND

From: Dual contrast-enhanced ultrasound for diagnosing pathologic nipple discharge associated with papillary lesions

Characteristics

N = 87

Benign

N = 59 (%)

Atypical or Malignant

N = 28 (%)

χ2

P-Value

Age, y, M (Q25, Q75)

50.0 (36.0, 53.0)

51.5 (47.5, 59.0)

2.56

0.011

 ≤ 50

40 (67.8)

13 (46.4)

3.64

0.046

 > 50

19 (32.2)

15 (53.6)

Location

    

 Central

38 (64.4)

15 (53.6)

1.65

0.199

 Peripheral

21 (35.6)

13 (46.4)

Size, mm, M (Q25,Q75)

8.6 (7.6, 11.0)

11.7 (8.8, 15.5)

2.90

0.004

 ≤ 10

39 (66.1)

10 (35.7)

7.13

0.008

 > 10

20 (33.9)

18 (64.3)

Discharge color

    

 Bloody

10 (16.9)

11 (39.3)

5.17

0.023

 Non-bloody

49 (83.1)

17 (60.7)

Ductal ectasia

    

 Present

24 (40.7)

7 (25.0)

2.04

0.154

 Absent

35 (59.3)

21 (75.0)

Lactation history

    

 Yes

53 (89.8)

24 (85.7)

0.32

0.574

 No

6 (10.2)

4 (14.3)