Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics

Age (years)

50.6 ± 15.4

46.4 ± 14.2

52.2 ± 15.5

0.0001

Indications:

NS

 Routine examination

217 (46 %)

61 (28.1 %)

156 (71.9 %)

 Previous surgery

76 (16.1 %)

19 (25 %)

57 (75 %)

 Mastitis

11 (2.3 %)

4 (36.4 %)

7 (63.6 %)

 Prior to fertility treatments

17 (3.6 %)

3 (17.6 %)

14 (82.4 %)

 Family history of breast cancer

35 (7.4 %)

14 (40 %)

21 (60 %)

 Pathological biopsy or imaging

54 (11.4 %)

10 (18.5 %)

44 (81.5 %)

 Other indications

62 (13.1 %)

18 (29 %)

44 (71 %)

Religion:

NS

 Jewish

429 (87.7 %)

119 (27.7 %)

310 (72.3 %)

 Christian

24 (4.9 %)

5 (20.8 %)

19 (79.2 %)

 Muslim

25 (5.1 %)

11 (44 %)

14 (56 %)

 Other

11 (2.2 %)

3 (27.3 %)

8 (72.7 %)

Religious status:

NS

 Secular

267 (56.3 %)

65 (24.3 %)

202 (75.7 %)

 Religious

150 (31.6 %)

41 (27.3 %)

109 (72.7 %)

 Extremely religious

57 (12 %)

21 (36.8 %)

36 (63.2 %)

Marital status:

0.016

 Non- married

148 (30 %)

30 (20.3 %)

118 (79.7 %)

 Married

346 (70 %)

108 (31.2 %)

238 (68.8 %)

Education:

NS

 Primary school

41 (8.5 %)

6 (14.6 %)

35 (85.4 %)

 High school

125 (26 %)

36 (28.8 %)

89 (71.2 %)

 College

86 (17.9 %)

31 (36 %)

55 (64 %)

 University

228 (47.5 %)

62 (27.2 %)

166 (72.8 %)

Gender of the regular surgeon

0.0001

 Male

320 (64 %)

60 (18.8 %)

260 (81.3 %)

 Female

110 (22 %)

58 (52.7 %)

52 (47.3 %)

Gender of the gynecologist

0.009

 Male

246 (49.2 %)

56 (22.8 %)

190 (77.2 %)

 Female

215 (43 %)

73 (34 %)

142 (66 %)

Gender of the family physician

0.025

 Male

205 (41 %)

46 (22.4 %)

159 (77.6 %)

 Female

283 (56.6 %)

90 (31.8 %)

193 (68.2 %)