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. 2015 May 4;10(5):e0125067. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125067

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.