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. 2008 Nov 4;99(11):1763–1768. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604758

Table 2. Clinical and pathological characteristics of cancer at initial diagnosis.

  Patients with tamoxifen (%) No tamoxifen (%) Wald χ2 test (Wald, d.f., P)
Numbers 1633 (79) 447 (21)  
       
Tumour stage
 1 440 (27) 119 (27) 1.3, 4, P=0.86
 2 522 (32) 136 (30)  
 3 118 (7) 36 (8)  
 4 141 (9) 35 (8)  
 Unknown 412 (25) 121 (27)  
       
Clinical nodes
 0 1144 (70) 316 (71) 17.7, 3, P=0.001
 1 230 (14) 74 (17)  
 2 34 (2) 20 (4)  
 Unknown 225 (14) 37 (8)  
       
Clinical metastases
 No 1354 (83) 365 (82) 7.1, 2, P=0.03
 Yes 72 (4) 33 (7)  
 Unknown 207 (13) 49 (11)  
       
Tumour grade
 1 221 (14) 48 (11) 86.7, 3, P<0.001
 2 545 (33) 128 (29)  
 3 363 (22) 194 (43)  
 Unknown 504 (31) 77 (17)  
       
Oestrogen receptor status
 Positive 869 (53) 142 (32) 227.1, 2, P<0.001
 Negative 199 (12) 195 (43)  
 Unknown 565 (35) 110 (25)  
       
Pathological nodes
 Negative 754 (46) 230 (52) 16.4, 2, P<0.001
 Positive 446 (27) 140 (31)  
 Unknown 433 (27) 77 (17)