Table 1. Clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with invasive primary operable breast cancer according to deprivation.
| Deprivation (1–2) | Deprivation (3–5) | Deprivation (6–7) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=43) | (n=186) | (n=85) | P-value | |
| Age (⩽50/>50 years) | 11/32 | 46/140 | 13/72 | |
| (%) | 26/74 | 25/75 | 15/85 | 0.736 |
| Size (⩽2/>2 cm) | 24/19 | 160/72 | 50/35 | |
| (%) | 56/44 | 60/40 | 59/41 | 0.835 |
| Ductal/lobular/other | 36/4/3 | 153/17/16 | 67/12/6 | |
| (%) | 84/9/7 | 82/9/9 | 79/14/7 | 0.632 |
| Grade (I/II/III) | 5/17/20 | 40/87/59 | 13/49/22 | |
| (%) | 12/41/47 | 21/47/32 | 16/58/26 | 0.058 |
| Involved lymph node (0/1–3/>3) | 24/11/6 | 107/51/22 | 39/32/14 | |
| (%) | 58/27/15 | 60/28/12 | 46/37/17 | 0.726 |
| ER (negative/positive) | 7/36 | 45/140 | 18/66 | |
| (%) | 16/84 | 24/76 | 21/79 | 0.592 |
| Albumin concentration (tertiles) | 7/20/16 | 71/60/55 | 27/25/33 | |
| (%) | 16/47/37 | 38/32/30 | 32/29/39 | <0.001 |
| C-reactive protein (⩽6/>6 mg l−1) | 36/7 | 124/62 | 47/38 | |
| (%) | 84/16 | 67/33 | 55/45 | 0.006 |
a
Individual deprivation categories were used in the statistical analysis.