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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Surgery time interval and molecular subtype may influence Ki67 change after core needle biopsy in breast cancer patients

Characteristic

No.

Percent

Age, years

56.6 (24-91)

 <40

20

7.2

 40-49

64

23.2

 50-70

155

56.2

 >70

37

13.4

Menstrual status

 Peri/pre-menopause

89

32.2

 Post-menopause

187

67.8

Breast surgery type

 Mastectomy (+/−reconstruction)

239

86.6

 Lumpectomy

37

13.4

Pathological type

  

 Invasive ductal carcinoma

246

89.1

 Invasive lobular carcinoma

12

4.3

 Others

18

6.5

Tumor size

 Tx

5

1.8

 ≤2 cm

118

42.8

 2-5 cm

147

53.3

 >5 cm

6

2.2

Axillary lymph node

 Negative

155

56.2

 Positive

121

43.8

Histologic grading

  

 I

6

2.2

 II

134

48.6

 III

90

32.6

 NA

46

16.7

Estrogen Receptor

  

 Negative

62

22.5

 Positive

214

77.5

Progesterone Receptor

  

 Negative

113

40.9

 Positive

163

59.1

Hormonal Receptor

  

 Negative

61

22.1

 Positive

215

77.9

HER2

  

 Negative

217

78.6

 Positive

59

21.4

Ki67 (%, mean)

26.2 (1-90)

 <20

129

46.7

 ≥20

147

53.3

Molecular subtype

  

 Luminal A

73

26.4

 Luminal B-HER2-

109

39.5

 Luminal B-HER2+

33

12.0

 Triple negative

35

12.7

 HER2 positive

26

9.4

Surgery time interval (days)

4.5 (1-37)

 1-2

55

19.9

 3-4

113

40.9

 ≥5

108

39.1

  1. Abbreviation: NA not available