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Table 2 Correlation between ERα-36 expression and clinico-pathological features

From: ERα-36 regulates progesterone receptor activity in breast cancer

Variable

ERα-36 low, no. (%)

ERα-36 high, no. (%)

p value

Age (years)

Mean (+ SD)

56.6 (+ 12.3)

57.9 (+ 12.9)

0,43

Age groups

< 50 years

32 (33.7%)

19 (29.2%)

0.5

> 50 years

63 (66.3%)

46 (70.8%)

 

Side

Right

42 (44.2%)

30 (46.2%)

0.8

Left

53 (55.8%)

35 (53.8%)

 

T. size

< 2 cm

41 (43.2%)

27 (41.5%)

0.83

> 2 cm

54 (56.8%)

38 (58.5%)

 

LN met

Negative

45 (47.4%)

31 (47.4%)

0.9

Positive

50 (52.6%)

34 (52.3%)

 

SBR grade

Gr 1

13 (13.7%)

13 (20%)

0.039††

Gr 2

50 (52.6%)

21 (32.3%)

 

Gr 3

32 (33.7%)

31 (47.7%)

 

ERα status

Negative

9 (9.6%)

5 (7.7%)

0.7††

Positive

85 (90.4%)

60 (92.3%)

 

PR status

Negative

23 (24.5%)

17 (26.6%)

0.7

Positive

71 (75.5%)

47 (73.4%)

 

ERα/PR detailed

ERα+/PR+

71 (75.5%)

47 (73.4%)

0.78††

ERα+/PR−

14 (14.9%)

12 (18.8%)

 

ERα−/PR+

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

ERα−/PR−

9 (9.6%)

5 (7.8%)

 

Her 2 status

Negative

78 (85.7%)

51 (83.6%)

0.7

Over-expressed

13 (14.3%)

10 (16.4%)

 
  1. Tam tamoxifen, AI aromatase inhibitor, Anthra anthracycline
  2. *Correlations tested using Pearson’s chi-square test (2 sided) unless otherwise specified
  3. Difference between means using the Student t test
  4. ††Fisher’s exact test