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Table 6 Correlation analysis of YAP1 promoter methylation 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

Characteristics

Cases (%)

Unmethylated (%)

Methylated (%)

p value

Age (years)

≤50

78 (56.93)

21 (26.92)

57 (73.08)

0.571

>50

59 (43.07)

19 (32.20)

40 (67.80)

 

Age at menarche

≤12

26 (18.98)

8 (30.77)

18 (69.23)

0.815

>12

111 (81.02)

32 (28.83)

79 (71.17)

 

Menopausal status

Premenopausal

40 (29.20)

12 (30)

28 (70)

1

Postmenopausal

97 (70.80)

28 (28.87)

69 (71.13)

 

Age at menopause

≤45

33 (34.02)

12 (36.36)

21 (63.64)

0.249

>45

64 (65.98)

16 (25)

48 (75)

 

ER status

Positive

81 (59.12)

27 (33.33)

54 (66.67)

0.252

Negative

56 (40.88)

13 (23.21)

43 (76.79)

 

PR status

Positive

47 (34.31)

12 (25.53)

35 (74.47)

0.556

Negative

90 (65.69)

28 (31.11)

62 (68.89)

 

Her2 status

Positive

66 (48.18)

18 (27.27)

48 (72.73)

0.708

Negative

71 (51.82)

22 (30.99)

49 (69.01)

 

Molecular subtypes of breast cancer

Luminal A

46 (33.58)

16 (34.78)

30 (65.22)

0.584

Luminal B

38 (27.74)

12 (31.58)

26 (68.42)

 

Her2-enriched

28 (20.44)

6 (21.43)

22 (78.57)

 

TNBC

25 (18.25)

6 (24)

19 (76)

 

Tumor size

≤5

55 (40.15)

15 (27.27)

40 (72.73)

0.707

>5

82 (59.85)

25 (30.49)

57 (69.51)

 

Lymph node status

Positive

99 (72.26)

29 (29.29)

70 (70.71)

1

Negative

38 (27.74)

11 (28.95)

27 (71.05)

 

Clinical stage

I+II

45(32.85)

11 (24.44)

34 (75.56)

0.43

III+IV

92(67.15)

29 (31.52)

63 (68.48)

 

Histological grade

I+II

95 (69.34)

27 (28.42)

68 (71.58)

0.839

III

42 (30.66)

13 (30.95)

29 (69.05)

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