BACKGROUND: Mastalgia is a common complaint in females aged 30–50 years. Mastalgia varies in degrees of severity. The quality of life of women may be adversely affected by severe mastalgia. It was associated with disturbance in sexual, social, and physical activities and behaviors. AIM: The main objective of this study is to investigate factors affecting mastalgia. METHODS: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Conducted on 148 females attending the Family Medicine outpatient clinic. Mastalgia was assessed by new breast pain score. RESULTS: The mean age of patients was 32.6 and their mean body mass index (BMI) was 24.8. The majority of the cases were highly educated 48% and working 58.1%. There was a highly statistically significant difference between females with mild pain and those of moderate to severe pain regarding to BMI as the mean of BMI in patient with mild pain was 22.7 ± 2.5 while it was 27.6 ± 3.1., there was highly statistically significant difference between both groups as regards to the type of the contraception used that means females who used hormonal contraception had more pain. After logistic regression the only remaining significant factor was BMI 0.001. CONCLUSION: There are many factors affecting mastalgia as BMI, type of contraception, menstrual regularity, menstrual duration, breast pain duration, and premenstrual symptoms. But BMI is the most important factor affecting mastalgia.

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Background: Aging is a worldwide phenomenon. The elderly in Egypt is expected to rise to 10.9% by 2026. Prevalence of depression and cardiovascular diseases are common among the elderly population. Objective: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of depression among the elderly and to determine its relationship with their lipid profile. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in family medicine clinics at Kasr Alainy hospital. One hundred and 50 elderly patients were included. Screening for depression using the short form of the Arabic version of the Geriatric Depression Scale. Levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL and LDL) are assessed. Results: The mean age of the studied group was 73.51±8.24 years, the females represent 53.3%. More than three-fourth of the studied population had depressive symptoms with score >5. There was a statistically significant difference between normal and those with depressive symptoms regarding mean levels of cholesterol, LDL and TG with higher levels in the depression group. Also, there was a significant correlation between GDS score and levels of cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides. Conclusion: Depressive symptoms are associated with dyslipidemia characterized by high total cholesterol, high triglycerides, high LDL. Further studies assessing this relationship and its underlaying mechanism are needed.