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Table 2 POU5F1/Oct-4 expression in groups classified by different characteristics

From: POU5F1/Oct-4 expression in breast cancer tissue is significantly associated with non-sentinel lymph node metastasis

Variables

Number

Oct-4-

Oct-4+

P

Age

   

0.579

 <40

26

12

14

 

 40–60

72

37

35

 

 >60

23

9

14

 

Tumor size

   

0.873

 T1 (Tis)

73

35

38

 

 T2

45

22

23

 

 T3

3

1

2

 

Histological grade

   

0.001**

 I

20

17

3

 

 II

89

38

51

 

 III

12

3

9

 

Pathology classification

   

0.216

 DCIS

25

15

10

 

 IDS

85

36

49

 

 Mucinous carcinoma

9

5

4

 

 Paget’s disease

2

0

2

 

Molecular classification

   

0.030*

 Luminal A

44

16

28

 

 Luminal B

25

12

13

 

 Basal-like

46

29

17

 

 HER-3+

6

1

5

 

Lymph node metastasis

   

0.003*

 pN0

83

48

35

 

 pN1

33

10

23

 

 pN2

5

0

5

 
  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01