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. 2011 Jun;23(2):134–139. doi: 10.1007/s11670-011-0134-z

Table 2. Baseline characteristics by breast cancer subtypes.

Characteristics n Luminal A
Luminal B
HER2
Triple-negative
P
n % n % n % n %
Age (years)
     ≤50 768 489 51.2 99 57.9 52 45.2 128 43.1 0.009
     >50 770 466 48.8 72 42.1 63 54.8 169 56.9
Tumor size (cm)
     ≤2 822 543 57.0 75 43.9 66 57.9 138 46.5 0.001
     >2 713 410 43.0 96 56.1 48 42.1 159 53.5
     Unknown 3
Lymph nodes
     Positive 633 395 42.0 73 42.9 48 42.1 117 40.1 0.927
     Negative 884 546 58.0 97 57.1 66 57.9 175 59.9
     Unknown 21
Adjuvant therapy
     C 684 334 35.8 59 35.3 79 71.2 212 72.4 <0.001
     C+E 579 431 46.2 85 50.9 23 20.7 40 13.7 <0.001
     E 195 152 16.3 20 12.0 2 1.8 21 7.2 <0.001
     No treatment 45 15 1.6 3 1.8 7 6.3 20 6.8 <0.001
     Unavailable 35

C: chemotherapy; E: endocrine therapy; C+E: chemothrapy plus endocrine therapy.