Table 2 Clinicopathologic feature of breast cancer patients [n(%)].

From: The diagnostic value of DNA repair gene in breast cancer metastasis

Variable

Total

n = 206

Control (non metastasis)

n = 103

Metastasis

n = 103

P-value

Age

< 50

98

47 (45.6)

51 (49.5)

0.577

≥ 50

108

56 (54.4)

52 (50.5)

 

ER

Negative

79

33 (32.0)

46 (44.7)

0.032*

Positive

127

70 (68.0)

57 (55.3)

 

PR

Negative

108

46 (44.7)

62 (60.2)

0.714*

Positive

98

57 (55.3)

41 (39.8)

 

HER2

−/+

138

68(66.0)

70(68.0)

0.001*

+++

68

35 (34.0)

33 (32.0)

 

E-Cad

Negative

24

14 (13.6)

10 (9.7)

< 0.001*

Positive

182

89 (86.4)

93 (90.3)

 

P53

Negative

107

58 (56.3)

49 (47.6)

0.757*

Positive

99

45 (43.7)

54 (52.4)

 

Ki67

< 20

54

31 (30.1)

23 (22.3)

< 0.001*

≥ 20

152

72 (69.9)

80 (77.7)

 

Molecular subtypes

Luminal A

36

22 (21.4)

14 (13.6)

0.064

Luminal B

55

27 (26.2)

28 (27.2)

 

Luminal HER2

45

25 (24.3)

20 (19.4)

 

HER2-enriched

23

10 (9.7)

13 (12.6)

 

Basal-like

47

19 (18.4)

28 (27.2)

 

Lymph node metastasis

0

71

49 (47.6)

22 (21.4)

0.000

1 ~ 3

43

27 (26.2)

16 (15.5)

 

4 ~ 9

38

12 (11.7)

26 (25.2)

 

≥ 10

54

15 (14.6)

39 (37.9)

 

Pathological type

Carcinoma in situ

11

7 (6.8)

4 (3.9)

0.405

Non-specific invasive carcinoma

193

95 (92.2)

98 (95.1)

 

Invasive special type carcinoma

2

1 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

 

Tumor size

< 2 cm

60

33 (32.0)

27 (26.2)

0.819

≥ 2 cm and ≤ 5 cm

120

55 (53.4)

65 (63.1)

 

> 5 cm

26

15 (14.6)

11 (10.7)

 

WHO grade

I

9

8 (7.8)

1 (1.0)

0.465

II

128

60 (58.3)

68 (66.0)

 

III

69

35 (34.0)

34 (33.0)

 
  1. *P values were calculated by pairwise comparisons from McNemar’s test. P values were calculated by comparisons of groups from Wilcoxon signed-rank test.