Table 1.
Clinical and pathological characteristics for all patients and stratified by telomere length
| Characteristics | All subjects (n = 103) | Telomere lengtha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short (n = 88) | Normal/long (n = 15) | ||
| Age at diagnosis (years) | |||
| Mean (range) | 56 (30–94) | 55 (30–92) | 61 (34–94) |
| Weight (kg)b | |||
| Mean (range) | 79.1 (44.0–163.5) | 79.9 (46.8–163.5) | 73.8 (44.0–97.7) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 59 | 46 | 13 |
| African American | 32 | 30 | 2 |
| Other | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Parity status | |||
| Yes | 82 | 73 | 9 |
| No | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| Missing | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Menopausal status | |||
| Pre-menopausal | 41 | 35 | 6 |
| Post-menopausal | 60 | 52 | 8 |
| Missing/uncertain | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Elston grade | |||
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | 75 | 67 | 8 |
| TNM stage | |||
| I | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| II | 61 | 52 | 9 |
| III | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| IV | 1 | 1 | 0 |
a
There are no statistically significant differences in any of the clinical or pathological characteristics between the telomere length groups.
b
In all, 18 women are missing weight data.