Table 2 Association of clinicopathological features between pre and postmenopausal breast cancer.

From: A comparative analysis of clinicopathological features and survival between pre and postmenopausal breast cancer from an Indian cohort

Variable

Subcategory (N = 446)

Premenopausal (N = 162)

n (%)

Postmenopausal (N = 284)

n (%)

P value

T size (cm)

T1 (n = 108)

39 (27)

69 (26)

0.860

T2 (n = 253)

88 (60)

165 (63)

T3 (n = 49)

19 (13)

30 (11)

LN status

Positive (n = 274)

105 (65)

169 (60)

0.268

Negative (n = 172)

57 (35)

115 (40)

Grade

I (n = 30)

9 (7)

21 (8)

0.525

II (n = 186)

61(45)

125 (49)

III (n = 175)

66 (48)

109 (43)

TILs

Present (n = 204)

81 (57)

123 (50)

0.136

Absent (n = 185)

60 (43)

125 (50)

ER

Positive (n = 284)

93 (57)

191 (67)

0.038

Negative (162)

69 (43)

93 (33)

PGR

Positive (n = 265)

93 (57)

172 (61)

0.514

Negative (n = 181)

69 (43)

112 (39)

HER2

Positive (n = 86)

37 (23)

49 (17)

0.353

Negative (n = 307)

107 (66)

200 (70)

Equivocal (n = 53)

18 (11)

35 (13)

Subtype

HR + (n = 253)

77 (47)

176 (62)

0.012

HER2 (n = 86)

37 (23)

49 (17)

TNBC (n = 107)

48 (30)

59 (21)

  1. LN status lymph node status, TILs tumour infiltrating lymphocytes, ER estrogen receptor, PGR progesterone receptor, HER2 human epithelial growth factor receptor, HR + hormone receptor positive, TNBC triple negative breast cancer.
  2. p < 0.05, statistically significant (represented in bold).