Table 5.
Correlation between VEGF-A rs833061 (-460T>C) and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Breast Cancer (BC) Patients
| Parameters | 110 | CC | CT | TT | X2 | Df | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group | |||||||
| Age >40 | 70 | 3 | 30 | 37 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.57 |
| Age<40 | 40 | 2 | 21 | 17 | |||
| Stage status | |||||||
| Early (I and II) | 35 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4.51 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Advanced (III and IV) | 75 | 3 | 30 | 42 | |||
| Grade I vs Grade II | |||||||
| Grade I | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4.39 | 2 | 0.11 |
| Grade II | 32 | 2 | 6 | 24 | |||
| Grade I | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 | 0.53 |
| Grade III | 68 | 2 | 40 | 26 | |||
| Estrogen receptor status | |||||||
| Positive | 62 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 0.88 | 2 | 0.64 |
| Negative | 48 | 2 | 20 | 26 | |||
| Progesterone Receptor status | |||||||
| Positive | 72 | 2 | 36 | 34 | 2.18 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Negative | 38 | 3 | 15 | 20 | |||
| Her2/neu status | |||||||
| Positive | 45 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 33.49 | 2 | 0.0001 |
| Negative | 65 | 2 | 45 | 18 | |||
| Distant metastasis status | CC | CT | TT | ||||
| Positive | 78 | 3 | 45 | 30 | 13.88 | 2 | 0.001 |
| Negative | 32 | 2 | 6 | 24 | |||
| Herceptin treatment | |||||||
| Herceptin | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 7.26 | 2 | 0.026 |
| No Herceptin | 80 | 4 | 43 | 33 | |||
| Tamoxifen treatment | |||||||
| Tamoxifen | 67 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 15.2 | 2 | 0.005 |
| No Tamoxifen | 43 | 3 | 10 | 30 | |||
| Mastectomy treatment | |||||||
| Mastectomy | 33 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2.62 | 2 | 0.26 |
| No Mastectomy | 77 | 2 | 35 | 40 | |||
| Lumpectomy Surgery | |||||||
| Lumpectomy | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4.62 | 2 | 0.9 |
| No Lumpectomy | 86 | 2 | 40 | 44 |