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. 2008 Jul 29;99(4):639–646. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604518

Table 1. Analysis of correlation between clinicopathological parameters and relative MIER1α staining in breast carcinoma.

  MIER1 expression:a tumor Allred score vs normal Allred score
   
Parameters Less than normal Equal to normal Greater than normal Total P-valueb
Age
 <50 6 (19.4) 4 (12.9) 21 (67.7) 31  
 >=50 8 (10.1) 16 (20.3) 55 (69.6) 79 P=0.410
           
Age
 <=44 5 (25.0) 3 (15.0) 12 (60.0) 20  
 44–64 4 (7.5) 9 (17.0) 40 (75.5) 53  
 >=65 5 (13.9) 8 (19.4) 24 (66.7) 37 P=0.365
           
Tumor size (TNM)
 T1 6 (10.2) 11 (18.6) 42 (71.2) 59  
 T2 7 (16.7) 6 (14.3) 29 (69.0) 42  
 T3 and T4 1 (11.1) 3 (33.3) 5 (55.6) 9 P=0.618
           
Tumor size (categorical)
 <=2 cm 6 (10.2) 11 (18.6) 42 (71.2) 59  
 >2 cm 8 (15.7) 9 (17.6) 34 (66.7) 51 P=0.693
           
Lymph node involvement
 No 6 (13.6) 9 (20.5) 28 (63.6) 43  
 Yes 4 (12.5) 6 (18.8) 22 (68.8) 32 P=0.957
           
Lymph node status (TNM)
 N0 6 (13.6) 9 (20.5) 28 (63.6) 43  
 N1 4 (16.0) 5 (20.0) 16 (64.0) 25  
 N2 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (100.0) 6  
 N3 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100.0) 1 P=0.941
           
Grade c
 1 6 (20.0) 8 (26.7) 16 (53.3) 30  
 2 5 (11.9) 8 (19.1) 29 (69.0) 42  
 3 3 (8.1) 4 (10.8) 30 (81.1) 37 P=0.217
           
Stage d
 I 1 (4.0) 6 (24.0) 18 (72.0) 25  
 II 9 (23.1) 4 (10.3) 26 (66.6) 39  
 III 0 (0) 3 (27.3) 8 (72.7) 11  
 IV 0 0 0 0 P=0.082
           
ER
 Negative 2 (12.5) 2 (12.5) 12 (75.0) 16  
 Positive 10 (11.2) 16 (18.0) 63 (70.8) 89 P=0.891
           
PR
 Negative 3 (10.8) 2 (7.1) 23 (82.1) 28  
 Positive 9 (11.8) 15 (19.7) 52 (68.4) 76 P=0.300
           
HER2/neu status
 Negative 10 (13.5) 15 (20.3) 49 (66.2) 74  
 Positive 1 (6.7) 0 (0) 14 (93.3) 15 P=0.086
a

Values are listed as number of subjects, with percentage listed in brackets.

b

P-value; χ2 analysis (Pearson's test, two-tailed, 95% CI), statistical significance is assumed when P<0.05.

c

Modified Scarff–Bloom–Richardson grading system.

d

FIGO staging system.