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Table 2 Breakdown of Nodal index score by biopsy result (N = 431)

From: Potential for the embryonic morphogen Nodal as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in breast cancer

Characteristic

IHC Nodal scoring index category

Chi-square

P-value

 

0 to 3

4 to 6

9

 
 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

Diagnosis

    

Benign (N = 293)

125 (43)

150 (51)

18 (6)

< 0.00011

Malignant (N = 138)

18 (13)

63 (46)

57 (41)

 

Biopsy result (N = 402)

    

Benign

103 (43)

122 (51)

15 (6)

< 0.00011

Atypia/Hyperplasia

22 (42)

27 (52)

3 (6)

 

Invasive

8 (8)

51 (46)

51 (46)

 

*Missing

10 (34)

13 (45)

6 (21)

 
  1. 1 Mantel-Haenszel
  2. * Not included in calculation