Table 1 Clinicopathologic features of breast cancer patients.

From: Body mass index and absolute lymphocyte count predict disease-free survival in Korean breast cancer patients

 

Body mass index, kg/m2 (%)

P-value

All patients

<18.5

18.5–23.0

≥23.0

Total

1,225 (100)

49 (4.0)

546 (44.6)

630 (51.4)

 

Age, average (range), years

51.4 (24–87)

43.9 (26–67)

48.5 (24–87)

54.6 (28–87)

<0.001

Histologic grade

    

0.157

  Low

250 (20.7)

11 (22.4)

125 (22.9)

114 (18.1)

 

  Intermediate

609 (50.4)

20 (40.8)

260 (47.6)

329 (52.2)

 

  High

350 (28.5)

18 (36.7)

155 (28.4)

177 (28.1)

 

  Unknown

16 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

6 (1.1)

10 (1.6)

 

Nuclear grade

    

0.263

  Low

122 (10.0)

8 (16.3)

61 (11.2)

53 (8.4)

 

  Intermediate

621 (50.7)

24 (49.0)

267 (48.9)

330 (52.4)

 

  High

467 (38.1)

17 (34.7)

212 (38.8)

238 (37.8)

 

  Unknown

15 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

6 (1.1)

9 (1.4)

 

Oestrogen receptor

    

0.778

  Negative

355 (29.0)

12 (24.5)

159 (29.1)

184 (29.2)

 

  Positive

870 (71.0)

37 (75.5)

387 (70.7)

446 (70.8)

 

Progesterone receptor

    

0.726

  Negative

473 (38.6)

18 (36.7)

205 (37.5)

250 (39.7)

 

  Positive

752 (61.3)

31 (63.3)

341 (62.5)

380 (60.3)

 

HER2

    

0.921

  Negative

873 (71.2)

34 (69.4)

391 (71.5)

448 (71.1)

 

  Positive

306 (25.0)

12 (24.5)

133 (24.5)

161 (25.6)

 

  Unknown

46 (3.8)

3 (6.1)

22 (4.0)

21 (3.3)

 

Ki-67 LI, %

    

0.370

  <14

671 (54.8)

27 (54.0)

287 (52.5)

357 (56.7)

 

  ≥14

554 (45.2)

22 (44.9)

259 (47.4)

273 (43.3)

 

Tumour size, mm

    

0.001

  ≤20

801 (65.4)

36 (73.5)

385 (70.5)

380 (60.3)

 

  >20

424 (34.6)

13 (26.5)

161 (29.5)

250 (39.7)

 

Positive lymph node, count

    

0.216

  0

842 (68.7)

40 (81.6)

373 (68.3)

429 (68.1)

 

  1–3

296 (24.2)

6 (12.2)

139 (25.5)

151 (24.0)

 

  ≥4

87 (7.1)

3 (6.1)

34 (6.2)

50 (7.9)

 
  1. HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, LI labelling index.