Table 1 Ln F/B and its association with breast cancer patient and tumor characteristics

All patients

221 (100 %)

2.228 (0.416)

Age (years)

0.773^a

  ≤ 40

33 (14.9 %)

2.160 (0.566)

 41–55

94 (42.5 %)

2.215 (0.410)

 56–70

70 (31.7 %)

2.291 (0.456)

  > 70

24 (10.9 %)

2.198 (0.327)

Menopausal status

0.497^b

 Premenopausal

113 (51.1 %)

2.200 (0.447)

 Postmenopausal

108 (48.9 %)

2.250 (0.379)

Tumor size

0.188^a

 pT1 (≤2 cm)

109 (49.3 %)

2.239 (0.356)

 pT2 (2–5 cm)

105 (47.5 %)

2.237 (0.505)

 pT3/pT4 (>5 cm)

7 (3.2 %)

1.830 (0.614)

Tumor grade^c

0.700^a

 I

37 (16.7 %)

2.207 (0.288)

 II

77 (34.8 %)

2.233 (0.366)

 III

101 (45.7 %)

2.264 (0.491)

ER status

<0.001^b

 Positive

125 (56.6 %)

2.168 (0.407)

 Negative

96 (43.4 %)

2.311 (0.452)

PgR status

0.003^b

 Positive

104 (47.1 %)

2.159 (0.392)

 Negative

117 (52.9 %)

2.302 (0.425)

HER2 status

0.121^b

 Positive

26 (11.8 %)

2.299 (0.399)

 Negative

195 (88.2 %)

2.215 (0.432)