Characteristics | Total | Aluminum content in mg/Kg | ||||||||
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Mean (sd) | Negative* | 0.05 - 2.0 | ≥ 2 | |||||||
Age | P** | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | P trend*** | ||
<40 | 20 | 1.71(1.79) | 0.02 | 4 | (16) | 9 | (10) | 7 | (20) | 0.52 |
>4 0 | 130 | 1.97(3.81) | 21 | (84) | 81 | (90) | 28 | (80) | ||
BMI | ||||||||||
<25 | 46 | 2.13(1.06) | 0.87 | 5 | (31.2) | 28 | (36.8) | 13 | (39.4) | 0.59 |
≥25 | 79 | 2.34(1.93) | 11 | (68.8) | 48 | (63.2) | 20 | (60.6) | ||
Menopausal status | ||||||||||
Post | 42 | 2.09(2.33) | 0.02 | 6 | (35.3) | 22 | (27.8) | 14 | (40) | 0.49 |
Pre | 89 | 2.47(1.15) | 11 | (64.7) | 57 | (72.2) | 21 | (60) | ||
Quadrant | ||||||||||
Upper external | 92 | 1.96(3.57) | 0.86 | 14 | (56) | 56 | (62.2) | 22 | (62.9) | 0.61 |
Other | 58 | 2.33(1.97) | 11 | (44) | 34 | (37.8) | 13 | (37.1) | ||
Tumor size | ||||||||||
<2.0 cm | 72 | 2.31(7.23) | 0.81 | 12 | (48) | 40 | (44.9) | 20 | (58.8) | 0.34 |
≥2.0 cm | 76 | 1.92(3.77) | 13 | (52) | 49 | (55.1) | 14 | (41.2) | ||
Stage | ||||||||||
I-II | 90 | 1.76(3.23) | 0.48 | 13 | (52) | 56 | (63.6) | 21 | (60) | 0.61 |
III – IV | 58 | 2.67(2.19) | 12 | (48) | 32 | (36.4) | 14 | (40) | ||
Histologic grade | ||||||||||
I-II | 26 | 1.28(1.17) | 0.83 | 5 | (21.7) | 16 | (19.3) | 5 | (15.2) | 0.52 |
III | 113 | 2.40(2.48) | 18 | (78.3) | 67 | (80.7) | 28 | (84.8) | ||
Estrogen receptor | ||||||||||
Negative | 40 | 1.77(1.57) | 0.19 | 5 | (21.7) | 22 | (25.6) | 13 | (38.2) | 0.14 |
Positive | 103 | 2.32(2.76) | 18 | (78.3) | 64 | (74.4) | 21 | (61.8) | ||
Progesterone receptor | ||||||||||
Negative | 56 | 1.94(2.56) | 0.15 | 7 | (30.4) | 32 | (37.6) | 17 | (50) | 0.12 |
Positive | 86 | 2.31(7.20) | 16 | (69.6) | 53 | (62.4) | 17 | (50) | ||
cerbb2 status | ||||||||||
Negative | 94 | 1.91(3.54) | 0.09 | 17 | (73.9) | 52 | (62.7) | 25 | (73.5) | 0.86 |
Positive | 46 | 1.91(4.07) | 6 | (26.1) | 31 | (37.3) | 9 | (26.5) |