Table 1. Characteristics of the BC patients (n = 88) .

Variable	Category	No. (%)
Age (y)	≤ 50	45 (51.1)
	> 50	43 (48.9)
BMI (kg/m2)	<25	46 (52.3)
	25-29.99	28 (31.8)
	≥30	14 (15.9)
Pathologic grade	I	21 (23.9)
	II, III	67 (76.1)
Clinical stage	I	66 (75)
	II	14 (15.9)
	III	8 (9.1)
Tumor size (cm)	< 2.5	46 (52.3)
	≥ 2.5	42 (47.7)
Tumor side status	Right side	34 (38.6)
	Left side	54 (61.4)
Lymph node metastasis	N1	64 (72.7)
	N2	13 (14.8)
	N3	11 (12.5)
Estrogen receptor status	Negative	43 (48.9)
	Positive	45 (51.1)
Progesterone receptor status	Negative	58 (65.9)
	Positive	30 (34.1)
Her-2/neu receptor status	Negative	61 (69.3)
	Positive	27 (30.7)
P53	Negative	66 (75)
	Positive	22 (25)