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. 2020 Jan 27;24(5):2993–3021. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.14934

Table 1.

Demographic and clinicopathologic characteristics of all enrolled breast cancer patients

Parameters

Cases (n)

262 Low SII < 602 High SII ≥ 602 χ 2 P value
156 (59.5%) 106 (40.5%)
Age (years)
<48 138 (52.7%) 77 (49.4%) 61 (57.6%) 1.697 .193
≥48 124 (47.3%) 79 (50.6%) 45 (42.4%)
Marital status
Married 243 (92.7%) 146 (93.6%) 97 (91.5%) 1.883 .757
Unmarried 9 (3.4%) 6 (3.9%) 3 (2.8%)
Divorce 7 (2.7%) 3 (1.9%) 4 (3.8%)
Widowhood 3 (1.2%) 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.9%)
Occupation
Mental worker 165 (63.0%) 100 (64.1%) 65 (61.3%) 0.807 .668
Manual worker 35 (13.4%) 22 (14.1%) 13 (12.3%)
Others 62 (23.6%) 34 (21.8%) 28 (26.4%)
BMI
<24.50 148 (56.5%) 84 (53.9%) 64 (60.4%) 1.095 .295
≥24.50 114 (43.5%) 72 (46.1%) 42 (39.6%)
Menopause
No 160 (61.1%) 86 (55.1%) 74 (69.8%) 5.723 .016
Yes 102 (38.9%) 70 (44.9%) 32 (30.2%)
ABO blood type
A 84 (32.1%) 53 (34.0%) 31 (29.3%) 3.463 .483
B 78 (29.7%) 46 (29.5%) 32 (30.2%)
O 73 (27.9%) 38 (24.4%) 35 (33.0%)
AB 27 (20.3%) 19 (12.1%) 8 (7.5%)
Tumour site
Right 126 (48.1%) 77 (49.4%) 49 (46.2%) 0.248 .618
Left 136 (51.9%) 79 (50.6%) 57 (53.8%)
Primary tumour site
Upper outer quadrant 166 (63.4%) 95 (60.9%) 71 (67.0%) 3.351 .501
Lower outer quadrant 21 (8.0%) 13 (8.3%) 8 (7.6%)
Lower inner quadrant 12 (4.6%) 8 (5.1%) 4 (3.7%)
Upper inner quadrant 38 (14.5%) 27 (17.3%) 11 (10.4%)
Central 25 (9.5%) 13 (8.4%) 12 (11.3%)
US‐Tumour size
≤2 cm 95 (36.3%) 62 (39.7%) 33 (31.1%) 2.043 .360
>2 and < 5cm 138 (52.6%) 78 (50.0%) 60 (56.6%)
≥5cm 29 (11.1%) 16 (10.3%) 13 (12.3%)
US‐LNM
No 156 (59.5%) 101 (64.7%) 55 (51.9%) 4.331 .037
Yes 106 (40.5%) 55 (35.3%) 51 (48.1%)
US‐BIRADS classification
4 36 (13.8%) 20 (12.8%) 16 (15.0%) 1.450 .484
5 103 (39.3%) 58 (37.2%) 45 (42.5%)
6 123 (46.9%) 78 (50.0%) 45 (42.5%)
Clinical stage
Clinical T stage
T1 47 (17.9%) 31 (19.9%) 16 (15.1%) 4.788 .310
T2 117 (44.7%) 75 (48.1%) 42 (39.6%)
T3 66 (25.2%) 34 (21.8%) 32 (30.2%)
T4 32 (12.2%) 16 (10.2%) 16 (15.1%)
Clinical N stage
N0 48 (18.3%) 29 (18.6%) 19 (17.9%) 3.038 .552
N1 89 (34.0%) 58 (37.2%) 31 (29.3%)
N2 77 (29.4%) 45 (28.9%) 32 (30.2%)
N3 48 (18.3%) 24 (15.3%) 24 (22.6%)
Clinical TNM stage
II 107 (40.8%) 69 (44.2%) 38 (35.9%) 1.835 .176
III 155 (59.2%) 87 (55.8%) 68 (64.1%)
Type of surgery
Mastectomy 221 (84.4%) 130 (83.3%) 91 (85.9%) 0.302 .582
Breast‐conserving surgery 41 (15.6%) 26 (16.7%) 15 (14.1%)
Tumour size
≤2 cm 117 (44.7%) 68 (43.6%) 49 (46.2%) 1.124 .570
>2 and < 5cm 120 (45.8%) 75 (48.1%) 45 (42.5%)
≥5cm 25 (9.5%) 13 (8.3%) 12 (11.3%)
Histologic type
Ductal 251 (95.8%) 148 (94.9%) 103 (97.2%) 2.176 .337
Lobular 4 (1.5%) 2 (1.3%) 2 (1.9%)
Others 7 (2.7%) 6 (3.8%) 1 (0.9%)
Histologic grade
I 74 (28.2%) 41 (26.3%) 33 (31.1%) 1.263 .532
II 136 (51.9%) 81 (51.9%) 55 (51.9%)
III 52 (19.9%) 34 (21.8%) 18 (17.0%)
Pathological TNM classification
Pathological T stage
Tis/T0 42 (16.0%) 25 (16.0%) 17 (16.0%) 4.331 .363
T1 101 (38.6%) 60 (38.5%) 41 (38.7%)
T2 82 (31.3%) 54 (34.6%) 28 (26.4%)
T3 25 (9.5%) 12 (7.7%) 13 (12.3%)
T4 12 (4.6%) 5 (3.2%) 7 (6.6%)
Pathological N stage
N0 98 (37.4%) 58 (37.2%) 40 (37.7%) 3.320 .506
N1 51 (19.5%) 33 (21.2%) 18 (17.0%)
N2 40 (15.3%) 27 (17.3%) 13 (12.3%)
N3 73 (27.8%) 38 (24.3%) 35 (33.0%)
Pathological TNM stage
Tis/T0 34 (13.0%) 18 (11.5%) 16 (15.1%) 2.449 .654
I 47 (17.9%) 31 (19.9%) 16 (15.1%)
II 59 (22.5%) 38 (24.4%) 21 (19.8%)
III 122 (46.6%) 69 (44.2%) 53 (50.0%)
Total lymph nodes
<21 120 (45.8%) 72 (46.2%) 48 (45.3%) 0.019 .890
≥21 142 (54.2%) 84 (53.8%) 58 (54.7%)
Positive lymph nodes
0 97 (37.0%) 57 (36.5%) 40 (37.7%) 0.630 .730
<6 71 (27.1%) 45 (28.9%) 26 (24.5%)
≥6 94 (35.9%) 54 (34.6%) 40 (37.8%)
Total axillary lymph nodes
<20 118 (45.0%) 74 (47.4%) 44 (41.5%) 0.896 .344
≥20 144 (55.0%) 82 (52.6%) 62 (58.5%)
Positive axillary lymph nodes
0 99 (37.8%) 59 (37.8%) 40 (37.7%) 0.676 .713
<5 63 (24.1%) 40 (25.6%) 23 (21.7%)
≥5 100 (38.1%) 57 (36.6%) 43 (40.6%)
Post‐operative complications
No 253 (96.6%) 151 (96.8%) 102 (96.2%) 0.061 .804
Yes 9 (3.4%) 5 (3.2%) 4 (3.8%)
Post‐operative radiotherapy
No 61 (23.3%) 38 (24.4%) 23 (21.7%) 0.250 .617
Yes 201 (76.7%) 118 (75.6%) 83 (78.3%)
Post‐operative endocrine therapy
No 130 (49.6%) 75 (48.1%) 55 (51.9%) 0.366 .545
Yes 132 (50.4%) 81 (51.9%) 51 (48.1%)
Post‐operative targeted therapy
No 189 (72.1%) 119 (76.3%) 70 (66.0%) 3.295 .069
Yes 73 (27.9%) 37 (23.7%) 36 (34.0%)