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Table 4 Correlation analysis of YAP1 protein expression levels with the clinical parameters in Indian breast cancer patients

From: Aberrant Promoter Methylation of YAP Gene and its Subsequent Downregulation in Indian Breast Cancer Patients

Characteristic

Total (N)

YAP1 absent

YAP1 present

p value

Age (years)

≤50

78 (56.93)

64 (82.05)

14 (17.95)

0.3

>50

59 (43.07)

44 (74.58)

15 (25.42)

 

Age at menarche

≤12

26 (18.98)

23 (88.46)

3 (11.54)

0.258

>12

111 (81.02)

85 (76.58)

26 (23.42)

 

Menopausal status

Premenopausal

40 (29.20)

32 (80)

8 (20)

1

Postmenopausal

97 (70.80)

76 (78.35)

21 (21.65)

 

Age at menopause

≤45

33 (34.02)

28 (84.85)

5 (15.15)

0.309

>45

64 (65.98)

48 (75)

16 (25)

 

ER status

Positive

81 (59.12)

58 (71.60)

23 (28.4)

0.018

Negative

56 (40.88)

50 (89.29)

6 (10.71)

 

PR status

Positive

47 (34.31)

38 (80.85)

9 (19.15)

0.826

Negative

90 (65.69)

70 (77.78)

20 (22.22)

 

Her2 status

Positive

66 (48.18)

52 (78.79)

14 (21.21)

1

Negative

71 (51.82)

56 (78.87)

15 (21.13)

 

Molecular subtypes of breast cancer

Luminal A

46 (33.58)

33 (71.74)

13 (28.26)

0.146

Luminal B

38 (27.74)

28 (73.68)

10 (26.32)

 

Her2-enriched

28 (20.44)

24 (85.71)

4 (14.29)

 

TNBC

25 (18.25)

23 (92)

2 (8)

 

Tumor size

≤5

55 (40.15)

47 (85.45)

8 (14.55)

0.139

>5

82 (59.85)

61 (74.39)

21 (25.61)

 

Lymph node status

Positive

99 (72.26)

77 (77.78)

22 (22.22)

0.816

Negative

38 (27.74)

31 (81.58)

7 (18.42)

 

Clinical stage

    

I+II

45(32.85)

38 (84.44)

7 (15.56)

0.373

III+IV

92(67.15)

70 (76.09)

22 (23.91)

 

Histological grade

I+II

95 (69.34)

76 (80)

19 (20)

0.653

III

42 (30.66)

32 (76.19)

10 (23.81)

 
  1. p value (Fisher’s Exact Test), Bonferroni significance level p ≤ 0.005