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. 2020 Feb 2;11(1):23–32. doi: 10.14740/wjon1242

Table 3. Comparison of Clinicopathological Features Between Metformin and Control Groups.

Clinicopathological features Metformin group Control group (N = 56) χ2 P
Tumor size
  T ≤ 2 cm 7 (21.2%) 10 (17.9%) 0.151 0.697
  T > 2 cm 26 (78.8%) 46 (82.1%)
Lymph node
  Negative 16 (48.5%) 12 (16.1%) 7.049 0.008*
  Positive 17 (51.5%) 44 (78.6%)
Clinical stage
  I 6 (18.2%) 9 (16.1%) 0.066 0.797
  II, III 27 (81.8%) 47 (83.9%)
Histological grade
  I 8 (24.2%) 8 (14.3%) 1.396 0.237
  II, III 25 (75.8%) 48 (85.7%)
ER status
  Negative 14 (42.4%) 31 (55.4%) 2.796 0.095
  Positive 19 (57.6%) 25 (44.6%)
PR status
  Negative 13 (39.4%) 34 (60.7%) 3.787 0.052
  Positive 20 (60.6%) 22 (39.3%)
HER-2 status
  Negative 28 (84.8%) 41 (73.2%) 1.613 0.204
  Positive 5 (15.2%) 15 (26.8%)
Ki-67
  < 14% 21 (63.6%) 21 (37.5%) 5.692 0.017*
  ≥ 14% 12 (36.4%) 35 (62.5%)
Molecular typing
  Luminal 25 (75.8%) 30 (53.6%) 4.329 0.037*
  Others 8 (24.2%) 26 (46.4%)

ER: estrogen receptor; PR: progesterone receptor; HER-2: human epidermal growth factor receptor-2. *P < 0.05.