Table 1.
Summary of breast cancer patient’s characteristics and its association with postoperative fever
| Variable | Univariate analysis, n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Fever | Non-Fever | ||
| (n = 61) | (n = 197) | ||
| Mean Age at Diagnosis (year, x ± SD) | 51.0±11.3 | 50.4±10.8 | 0.627 |
| Histologic type | |||
| DCIS/DCIS with microinvasive | 3 (10.7) | 25 (89.3) | 0.088 |
| Ductal invasive cancer | 51 (26.7) | 140 (73.3) | |
| Others invasive cancer | 7 (17.9) | 32 (82.1) | 0.251 |
| Type of Surgery | |||
| BCT | 3 (27.3) | 8 (72.7) | 0.772 |
| Mastectomy | 58 (23.5) | 189 (76.5) | |
| Axillary lymph node status | |||
| No | 32 (19.6) | 131 (80.4) | 0.047 |
| Yes | 29 (30.5) | 66 (69.5) | |
| No of positive lymph nodes | |||
| 1-3 | 16 (25.0) | 48 (75.0) | 0.093 |
| ≥4 | 13 (41.9) | 18 (58.1) | |
| ER Status | |||
| Positive | 37 (14.34) | 135 (52.33) | 0.254 |
| Negative | 24 (22.8) | 62 (77.2) | |
| PR Status | |||
| Positive | 34 (20.6) | 131 (79.4) | 0.126 |
| Negative | 27 (29.0) | 66 (71) | |
| HER-2 Status | |||
| Positive | 17 (27.9) | 44 (72.1) | 0.374 |
| Negative | 44 (22.3) | 153 (77.7) | |
| Ki-67 Index | |||
| ≥30% | 45 (27.3) | 120 (72.7) | 0.068 |
| <30% | 16 (17.2) | 77 (82.8) | |
| Relapse events | |||
| Yes | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | 0.014 |
| No | 55 (22.3) | 192 (77.7) | |