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. 2012 Jul 2;103(7):1207–1214. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2012.02312.x

Table 3.

Correlations between clinicopathologic parameters and XPC Ala499Val and Lys939Gln polymorphisms in patients with breast cancer (n = 618)

Features

Total

no.

XPC Ala499Val XPC Lys939Gln

CC

No. (%)

CT+TT

No. (%)

P [Link] OR (95% CI)§

AA

No. (%)

AC+CC

No. (%)

P [Link] OR (95% CI)§
Age at diagnosis, years[Link] 618 0.438 0.672
≤45 99 (16.0) 226 (36.6) 1.0 (ref.) 115 (18.6) 210 (34.0) 1.0 (ref.)
>45 98 (15.9) 195 (31.6) 0.872 (0.621–1.223) 98 (15.9) 195 (31.6) 1.090 (0.781–1.520)
Menopausal status 618 0.603 0.309
Premenopausal 103 (16.7) 231 (37.4) 1.0 (ref.) 109 (17.6) 225 (36.4) 1.00 (ref.)
Postmenopausal 94 (15.2) 190 (30.7) 0.901 (0.642–1.265) 104 (16.8) 180 (29.1) 0.838 (0.601–1.169)
First‐degree family history of breast cancer 618 0.839 0.274
No 149 (24.1) 323 (52.3) 1.0 (ref.) 157 (25.4) 315 (51.0) 1.00 (ref.)
Yes 48 (7.8) 98 (15.9) 0.942 (0.634–1.400) 56 (9.1) 90 (14.6) 0.801 (0.545–1.177)
Tumor size (cm) 605 0.199 0.352
≤2.0 78 (12.9) 181 (29.9) NA 83 (13.7) 176 (29.1) NA
2.1–4.0 75 (12.4) 170 (28.1) NA 93 (15.4) 152 (25.1) NA
≥4.1 40 (6.6) 61 (10.1) NA 33 (5.5) 68 (11.2) NA
Lymph node metastasis 410 0.916 0.079
Node‐negative 69 (16.8) 147 (35.8) 1.0 (ref.) 85 (20.7) 131 (32.0) 1.0 (ref.)
Node‐positive 63 (15.4) 131 (32.0) 0.976 (0.645–1.478) 60 (14.6) 134 (32.7) 1.449 (0.963–2.181)
Histology 618 0.507 0.732
DIC 166 (26.9) 364 (58.9) NA 185 (29.9) 345 (55.8) NA
LIC 25 (4.0) 41 (6.6) NA 22 (3.6) 44 (7.1) NA
Others 6 (1.0) 16 (2.6) NA 6 (1.0) 16 (2.6) NA
ER status 610 0.011 0.438
Negative 98 (16.1) 160 (26.2) 1.0 (ref.) 84 (13.8) 174 (28.5) 1.0 (ref.)
Positive 99 (16.2) 253 (41.5) 1.565 (1.112–2.204) 126 (20.7) 226 (37.0) 0.866 (0.617–1.216)
PR status 609 0.078 0.795
Negative 90 (14.8) 157 (25.8) 1.0 (ref.) 87 (14.3) 160 (26.3) 1.0 (ref.)
Positive 107 (17.6) 255 (41.9) 1.366 (0.969–1.926) 123 (20.2) 239 (39.2) 1.057 (0.752–1.484)
Her‐2 status 600 0.019 0.384
Negative 41 (6.8) 121 (20.2) 1.0 (ref.) 60 (10.0) 102 (17.0) 1.0 (ref.)
Positive 155 (25.8) 283 (47.2) 0.619 (0.413–0.927) 145 (24.2) 293 (18.8) 1.189 (0.816–1.731)
p53 status 598 0.010 0.546
Negative 71 (11.9) 197 (33.0) 1.0 (ref.) 97 (16.2) 171 (28.6) 1.0 (ref.)
Positive 120 (20.1) 209 (35.0) 0.628 (0.441–0.893) 111 (18.6) 218 (36.5) 1.114 (0.794–1.562)
BRCA1 status 587 0.823 <0.001
Negative 38 (6.5) 77 (13.1) 1.0 (ref.) 19 (3.2) 96 (16.4) 1.0 (ref)
Positive 149 (25.4) 323 (55.0) 1.070 (0.693–1.652) 186 (31.7) 286 (48.7) 0.304 (0.180–0.515)
BRCA2 status 574 0.235 0.789
Negative 79 (13.8) 149 (26.0) 1.0 (ref.) 78 (13.6) 150 (26.2) 1.0 (ref.)
Positive 103 (18.0) 242 (42.2) 1.246 (0.872–1.780) 122 (21.3) 223 (38.9) 0.950 (0.669–1.351)

†Median age was 45 years. ‡P‐ values were calculated from two‐sided χ2‐tests or Fisher's exact test. §Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) values were calculated by unconditional logistic regression adjusted for age and menopausal status. BRCA1, breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein; BRCA2, breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein; ER, estrogen receptor; DIC, ductal invasive carcinoma; LIC, lobular invasive carcinoma; Her‐2, human epidermal growth factor receptor‐2; NA, not applicable; p53, tumor protein 53; PR, progesterone receptor; ref., reference.