Table 2.
Tumor characteristics of invasive breast cancer cases in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study Phase 2 according to NSAID use
No use of NSAIDs, n (%) | Use of NSAIDs, n (%) | p value* | |
---|---|---|---|
Tumor stage | |||
Stage I | 48 (44.9) | 328 (41.5) | 0.515 |
Stage II | 42 (39.3) | 355 (44.9) | |
Stage III | 15 (14.0) | 84 (10.6) | |
Stage IV | 2 (1.9) | 23 (2.9) | |
Missing | 2 | 36 | |
Node status | |||
Negative | 74 (67.9) | 533 (64.7) | 0.510 |
Positive | 35 (32.1) | 291 (35.3) | |
Missing | 0 | 2 | |
Tumor size | |||
≤ 2 cm | 52 (50.5) | 406 (52.3) | 0.939 |
> 2–5 cm | 38 (36.9) | 279 (35.9) | |
> 5 cm | 13 (12.6) | 92 (11.8) | |
Missing | 6 | 49 | |
ER status | |||
Positive | 64 (62.1) | 426 (54.6) | 0.149 |
Negative | 39 (37.9) | 354 (45.4) | |
Missing | 6 | 46 | |
ER/PR status | |||
ER + or PR+ | 72 (69.9) | 485 (62.3) | 0.135 |
ER– and PR– | 31 (30.1) | 293 (37.7) | |
Missing | 6 | 48 |
Chi-square test