Table 2.

Comparison of demographic profile and clinical parameter of IL10 positive and IL10 negative breast cancer patients

Demographic and clinical profile	IL10 positive Mean ± SD (Range)	IL10 negative Mean ± SD (Range)	p-value
	n = 36	n = 24
Age (years)	47.7 ± 9.8 (28–67)	46.7 ± 9.1(32–50)	0.69*
Post menopausal(n)	25	14	0.27***
Menopausal age (years)	45.8 ± 2.02 (42–51)	43.7 ± 5.16 (32–49)	0.65*
Duration of lump (months)	6.47 ± 4.8 (1–24)	6.9 ± 5.57 (1–18)	0.13*
Size of the lump(cm) Mean ± SD (Range)	5.2 ± 2.3 (2–10)	5.9 ± 3.4 (2–8)	0.23*
No regional lymph nodes (n)	13	6	0.23**
Palpable N1 lymph nodes(n)	19	13
Palpable N2 Lymph nodes(n)	4	5

*Student’s t test, **Fisher exact test. ***Chi square test