Table 3. Clinicopathological characteristics between germline mutation carriers and non-carriers.
Characteristics | Non-carriers | Germline mutation carriers | P-value | ||
Age | 0.011* | ||||
Median (range) | 50 (25-86) | 45 (22-72) | |||
<40 years | 78 | 16.74% | 18 | 31.03% | |
> 40 years | 388 | 83.26% | 40 | 68.97% | |
Menopausal status | 0.013a* | ||||
Pre | 238 | 51.07% | 42 | 72.41% | |
Post | 216 | 46.35% | 15 | 25.86% | |
Unknown | 11 | 2.36% | 1 | 1.72% | |
Male | 1 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | |
Family history of breast or ovarian cancer | <0.001* | ||||
Yes | 65 | 13.95% | 28 | 48.28% | |
No | 311 | 66.74% | 19 | 32.76% | |
Unknown | 90 | 19.31% | 11 | 18.97% | |
Tumor size | 0.561a | ||||
≤2 cm | 179 | 38.41% | 20 | 34.48% | |
> 2 cm | 266 | 57.08% | 37 | 63.79% | |
Unknown | 21 | 4.51% | 1 | 1.72% | |
Lymph nodes status | 0.731a | ||||
Negative | 226 | 48.50% | 30 | 51.72% | |
Positive | 220 | 47.21% | 27 | 46.55% | |
Unknown | 20 | 4.29% | 1 | 1.72% | |
Grade | 0.420a | ||||
I | 21 | 4.51% | 2 | 3.45% | |
II | 212 | 45.49% | 22 | 37.93% | |
III | 202 | 43.35% | 32 | 55.17% | |
Unknown | 31 | 6.65% | 2 | 3.45% | |
Histology | 0.973a | ||||
DCIS | 13 | 2.79% | 1 | 1.72% | |
Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma | 404 | 86.70% | 53 | 91.38% | |
Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma | 9 | 1.93% | 1 | 1.72% | |
Other, specify | 21 | 4.51% | 2 | 3.45% | |
Unknown | 19 | 4.08% | 1 | 1.72% | |
ER status | 0.733a | ||||
Negative | 124 | 26.61% | 15 | 25.86% | |
Positive | 321 | 68.88% | 42 | 72.41% | |
Unknown | 21 | 4.51% | 1 | 1.72% |