Table 2. gabarapl1 expression in relation to the usual prognostic factors.

	All patients			pN0 patients			pN+ patients
	N=265			N=126			N=139
Characteristics	n	Median	P-value	n	Median	P-value	n	Median	P-value
Surgical tumour size
pT1	114	5.41		70	5.85		44	4.90
⩾pT2	139	3.90		52	4.68		87	3.55
ND	12		<0.001	4		0.212	8		0.013
Histological type
Ductal	216	4.34		99	5.23		117	3.90
Lobular	39	5.34		18	6.27		21	4.71
Others	10		0.076	9		0.218	1		0.231
Histological grade a
1	31	5.52		17	5.52		14	5.48
2	114	4.96		58	6.12		56	4.33
3	57	2.96		22	2.95		35	3.09
ND	14		<0.001	2		<0.001	12		<0.001
Node status
pN0	126	5.55
pN+	139	4.01	<0.001
ER and PgR status
ER and PgR positive	191	5.08		97	6.07		94	4.50
ER and/or PgR negative	74	3.24	<0.001	29	3.28	0.002	45	3.21	0.002

^aHistological grade defined only in ductal carcinoma.

P-values correspond to Mann–Whitney test or Kruskall–Wallis test (histological grade).