Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics.

From: Comparison of metabolic changes after neoadjuvant endocrine and chemotherapy in ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

N (%)

NCT group

(n = 64)

NET group

(n = 59)

p

Mean age ± SD (in years)

41.80 \(\pm \) 5.34

41.97 \(\pm \) 6.19

0.877

BMI

Underweight

4 (6.3)

3 (5.1)

0.376

Normal weight

43 (67.2)

42 (71.2)

Overweight

16 (25)

10 (16.9)

Obese

1 (1.6)

4 (6.8)

HTN*

Normal + elevated

48 (78.7)

35 (61.4)

0.040

HTN

13 (21.3)

22 (38.6)

Initial mean tumor size ± SD (in cm)

USG

3.27 \(\pm 1.81\)

3.57 \(\pm 1.80\)

0.263

MRI

3.46 \(\pm \) 1.79

4.16 \(\pm \) 1.85

0.026

T stage by USG

T1

18 (28.1)

11 (18.6)

0.425

T2

38 (59.4)

38 (64.4)

T3

8 (12.5)

10 (17.0)

T4

0 (0)

0 (0)

Nodal status

N1–2

60 (93.8)

56 (94.9)

1

N3

4 (6.2)

3 (5.1)

Histologic grade

1–2

56 (87.5)

56 (94.9)

0.150

3

8 (12.5)

3 (5.1)

ER receptor status N (%)

5–6

5 (7.8)

3 (5.1)

0.719

7–8

59 (92.2)

56 (95)

PR receptor status

0–2

8 (12.5)

8 (13.6)

0.736

3–6

18 (28.1)

20 (33.8)

7–8

38 (59.4)

31 (52.5)

  1. *Blood pressure were not measured in three patients from the NCT group and two patients from the NET group.