Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the 98 breast cancer patients in the study
| Characteristic | N (98) | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 50 (30-80) | ||
| Menopausal Status | Premenopause | 36 | 37 |
| Postmenopause | 62 | 63 | |
| Pathological type | IDC | 83 | 85 |
| Other types | 15 | 15 | |
| Grade | Grade 2 | 89 | 91 |
| Grade 1 & 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| Distant metastasis | Presence | 16 | 16 |
| Absence | 82 | 84 | |
| LN involvement | Positive | 51 | 52 |
| Negative | 47 | 48 | |
| ER | Positive | 55 | 56 |
| Negative | 43 | 44 | |
| PR | Positive | 49 | 50 |
| Negative | 49 | 50 | |
IDC: invasive duct carcinoma; ER: estrogen receptor; PR: progesterone receptor; LN: Lymph node; Age: Median and interquartile range in parenthesis.