Table 1. Comparison between groups in terms of clinicopathologic characteristics.
| Variable | Total | ER+/PgR+/HER2- | ER+/PgR-/HER2- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | P | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 0.003 |
| Female | 1517 | 99.7% | 1155 | 99.9% | 362 | 98.9% | |
| Age, years | |||||||
| Range | 22–93 | 22–93 | 24–85 | ||||
| <60 | 1139 | 74.8% | 884 | 76.5% | 255 | 69.7% | 0.009 |
| ≥60 | 383 | 25.2% | 272 | 23.5% | 111 | 30.3% | |
| Histologic grade | |||||||
| I/ II | 1160 | 76.2% | 921 | 79.7% | 239 | 65.3% | <0.0001 |
| III | 362 | 23.8% | 235 | 20.3% | 127 | 34.7% | |
| Tumour size, cm | |||||||
| T<2 | 584 | 38.4% | 446 | 38.6% | 138 | 37.7% | |
| 2≤T<5 | 922 | 60.6% | 704 | 60.9% | 218 | 59.6% | 0.001 |
| T≥5 | 16 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 2.7% | |
| LN status | |||||||
| pN0 (none) | 912 | 59.9% | 685 | 60.1% | 227 | 64.1% | |
| pN1 (1–3 LN) | 391 | 25.7% | 320 | 28.1% | 71 | 20.1% | |
| pN2 (4–9 LN) | 128 | 8.4% | 97 | 8.5% | 31 | 8.8% | 0.001 |
| pN3 (≥10 LN) | 62 | 4.1% | 37 | 3.2% | 25 | 7.1% | |
| pNX a | 29 | 1.9% | 17 | - | 12 | - | |
| LVI | |||||||
| Negative | 945 | 62.1% | 717 | 62.0% | 228 | 62.3% | 0.926 |
| Positive | 577 | 37.9% | 439 | 38.0% | 138 | 37.7% | |
| Ki-67, % | |||||||
| 1–19 | 591 | 38.8% | 479 | 41.4% | 112 | 30.6% | <0.0001 |
| ≥20 | 931 | 61.2% | 677 | 58.6% | 254 | 69.4% | |
aPatients with unknown LN status underwent lumpectomy or conserving surgery.