Table 1.

Correlation of SETDB1 with clinicopathological factors (n=159).

Variable	Total	SETDB1expression		r	p-Value
		Low	High
All cases	159	78	81
Age (year)
<50	58	25	33	−0.09	0.258
≥50	101	53	48
Tumor size(cm)
<2.5	90	51	39	0.174	0.028*
≥2.5	69	27	42
Lymph-node metastasis
Negative	97	64	33	0.423	<0.001*
Positive	62	14	48
TNM classification
I	59	41	18	0.409	<0.001*
II	66	33	33
III	32	4	28
IV	2	0	2
Histological grade
I	19	15	4	0.198	0.012*
II	114	53	61
III	26	10	16
ER status
Negative	65	27	38	−0.125	0.116
Positive	94	51	43
PR status
Negative	86	43	43	0.020	0.798
Positive	73	35	38
HER-2 status
Negative	61	29	32	−0.024	0.765
Positive	98	49	49
Subtype
Luminal A	37	20	17	0.134	0.093
Luminal B	63	35	28
HER-2overexpression	35	14	21
TNBC	24	9	15