Bcl-2 protein expression is associated with p27 and p53 protein expressions and MIB-1 counts in breast cancer

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Table 4 Multivariate analyses for DFS.

Variables	p value	relative risk	95% CI
Tumor size (cm):
2.1 – 5.0 (vs. – 2.0)	0.8905	1.06	0.49–2.26
5.1 – (vs. – 2.0)	0.2467	1.72	0.69–4.29
Lymph node metastasis:
present (vs. absent)	<0.0001	6.14	3.30–11.4
Nuclear grade:
III (vs. I or II)	0.2791	1.39	0.77–2.52
Estrogen receptor:
negative (vs. positive)	0.8502	1.06	0.59–1.89
p27 protein expression:
decreased (vs. normal)	0.8976	1.04	0.58–1.85
p53 protein expression:
positive (vs. negative)	0.3988	1.29	0.71–2.34
MIB-1 counts:
10%≤ (vs.<10%)	0.0029	2.29	1.33–3.96
Bcl-2 protein:
decreased (vs. normal)	0.4037	1.34	0.68–2.64

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