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. 2020 Feb 24;12(4):3140–3155. doi: 10.18632/aging.102783

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%