Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of breast cancer patients.
| Variables | Breast cancer patients N = 100 (100%) |
Healthy controls N = 100 (n = 100%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| <45 | 32 (32) | 30 (30) |
| >45 | 68 (68) | 70 (70) |
| TNM stage | ||
| Stage I | 3 (3) | |
| Stage II | 52 (52) | |
| Stage III | 30 (30) | |
| Stage IV | 15 (15) | |
| Metastases | ||
| Yes | 15 (15) | |
| No | 85 (85) | |
| Lymph node involvement | ||
| Yes | 54 (54) | |
| No | 46 (46) | |
| Menopause | ||
| Yes | 62 (62) | |
| No | 38 (38) | |
| ER | ||
| Yes | 41 (41) | |
| No | 59 (59) | |
| PR | ||
| Yes | 36 (36) | |
| No | 64 (64) | |
| HER2 | ||
| Yes | 53 (53) | |
| No | 47 (47) | |
| Smoking | ||
| Yes | 28 (28) | |
| No | 72 (72) | |
| Alcoholism | ||
| Yes | 32 (32) | |
| No | 68 (68) | |