Clinicopathological characteristics | N | ECM1 positive | P | ECM1 mRNA expression | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | N | rate (%) |  |  |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 60 | 30 | 22 | 73.3 |  | 1.54 ± 0.43 |  |
≥ 60 | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 0.700 | 0.68 ± 0.46 | 0.183 |
Histological grade (invasive ductal) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I+II | 16 | 12 | 75.0 |  | 1.76 ± 0.71 |  |
III+IV | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 0.720 | 1.18 ± 0.39 | 0.483 |
Tumor size | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
T1 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 |  | 1.49 ± 0.60 |  |
T2 | 23 | 19 | 82.6 |  | 1.34 ± 0.46 |  |
T3 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0.512 | 0.11 ± 0.08 | 0.275 |
Lymph nodal status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
N0 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 |  | 1.48 ± 0.54 |  |
N1 | 12 | 10 | 83.3 |  | 1.32 ± 0.58 |  |
N2 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 |  | 0.81 ± 0.60 |  |
N3 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0.121 | 0.54 ± 0.50 | 0.424 |
Estrogen receptor status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- | 10 | 5 | 50.0 |  | 1.02 ± 0.62 |  |
+~+++ | 31 | 26 | 83.9 | 0.045* | 1.40 ± 0.41 | 0.611 |
Progesterone receptor status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- | 8 | 4 | 50.0 |  | 1.32 ± 0.90 |  |
+~+++ | 33 | 27 | 81.8 | 0.082 | 1.30 ± 0.37 | 0.987 |
HER2/neu score | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- (0-1) | 13 | 11 | 84.6 |  | 1.48 ± 0.69 |  |
+ (2-3) | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 0.458 | 1.23 ± 0.39 | 0.757 |