Table 2. The original scoring of QL on T, N, M and TNM staging.
(Original scores, Mean ± SD).
| DM n = 614 | T1DM n = 131 | T2DM n = 483 | No DM n = 5574 | Poriginal | Poriginal | Poriginal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM vs. No DM | T1DM vs. No DM | T2DM vs. No DM | |||||
| Primary tumor diameter(T) | |||||||
| T0 | 73.7±23.6 | 68.2±30.9 | 75.5±21.0 | 69.8±25.6 | 0.508 | 0.180 | 0.123 |
| T1 | 65.1±24.3 | 64.2±25.3 | 65.4±24.0 | 67.8±21.6 | 0.009 | 0.039 | 0.061 |
| T2 | 62.5±20.9 | 65.2±24.3 | 61.9±20.1 | 66.8±21.9 | 0.558 | 0.166 | 0.181 |
| T3 | 61.2±20.4 | 65.3±8.2 | 60.6±21.7 | 64.1±23.9 | 0.149 | 0.020 | 0.388 |
| T4 | 54.2±17.2 | 36.1±21.0 | 59.1±13.2 | 63.7±16.9 | 0.850 | 0.854 | 0.178 |
| Regional lymph node metastasis(N) | |||||||
| N0 | 65.6±21.9 | 65.4±24.2 | 65.7±21.3 | 67.9±21.9 | 0.623 | 0.160 | 0.212 |
| N1 | 60.4±24.8 | 58.3±29.9 | 61.0±23.2 | 66.3±22.4 | 0.118 | 0.002 | 0.876 |
| N2 | 64.5±29.7 | 75.0±20.4 | 60.1±31.4 | 64.4±20.8 | 0.000 | 0.982 | 0.000 |
| N3 | 57.6±23.8 | 56.9±17.8 | 57.9±26.0 | 63.1±23.1 | 0.864 | 0.352 | 0.464 |
| Distant metastasis(M) | |||||||
| M0 | 64.5±22.9 | 64.0±25.3 | 64.7±22.3 | 67.8±21.9 | 0.255 | 0.006 | 0.938 |
| M1 | 61.0±24.6 | 60.4±23.9 | 61.2±25.1 | 59.5±22.7 | 0.370 | 0.797 | 0.388 |
| TNM staging | |||||||
| Stage0 | 72.6±24.2 | 65.8±31.5 | 74.7±21.5 | 69.7±26.0 | 0.560 | 0.199 | 0.145 |
| Stage1 | 66.7±23.2 | 66.3±24.3 | 66.8±23.0 | 68.2±21.5 | 0.144 | 0.586 | 0.267 |
| Stage2 | 62.4±21.7 | 63.2±25.5 | 62.2±20.7 | 67.6±22.0 | 0.506 | 0.083 | 0.102 |
| Stage3 | 58.6±23.3 | 52.8±23.2 | 59.8±23.4 | 65.8±21.4 | 0.309 | 0.608 | 0.352 |
| Stage4 | 56.0±24.6 | 60.4±23.9 | 58.2±25.1 | 59.5±22.7 | 0.370 | 0.797 | 0.388 |
1. Primary tumor diameter (T): T0; ≤20mm(T1); 20mm<T≤50mm(T2); >50mm(T3); Tumor in any size with direct extension to chest wall and skin (T4). 2. Regional lymph node metastasis (N):N0,No regional lymph node metastasis;N1,Metastasis to movable ipsilateral axillary lymph node; N2, Metastasis to ipsilateral axillary lymph node that are fixed to one another or to other structures;N3, Metastasis to ipsilateral internal mammary lymph node. 3. Distant metastasis (M):M0, No distant metastasis; M1, Distant metastasis (Includes metastasis to ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph node). 4. TNM staing:Stage0(TisN0M0);Stage1(T1N0M0);Stage2(T0N1M0,T1N1M0,T2N0M0,T2N1M0,T3N0M0); Stage3(T0N2M0,T1N2M0,T2N2M0,T3N1M0,T3N2M0,T4N0M0,T4N1M0,T4N2M0,TiN3M0);Stage4(TiNiM1). 5. Original scores, Mean ± Standard Deviation