Severity, distress level, frequency and duration of mastalgia (n=412)
| Severity of mastalgia (%) | Mild | Discomforting | Distressing | Horrible | Excruciating |
| 40 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Distress level of mastalgia (%) | Not at all | A little bit | Somewhat | Quite a bit | Very much |
| 26 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 1 | |
| Frequency of mastalgia (%) | Hourly | Daily | Weekly | Monthly | 2–3 months |
| 3 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 31 | |
| Duration of mastalgia (%) | Momentary | Brief | Transient | Steady | Continuous |
| 12 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 6 |