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. 2022 Feb 15;12(2):469–489.

Table 2.

Statistical associations between CCNB2 mRNA expression and clinic-pathological parameters in the METABRIC (n=1980) and TCGA (n=854) breast carcinoma datasets

Parameters CCNB2 mRNA (METABRIC) CCNB2 mRNA (TCGA)


Number (%) Mean Rank P-value Number (%) Mean Rank P-value
Patient Age (year)
    ≤50 424 (21.4) 8.25 <0.0001 231 (27) 466.3 0.005
    >50 1556 (78.6) 7.95 623 (73) 413.1
Tumour Size
    ≤2 cm 622 (31.7) 7.58 <0.0001 239 (28) 362.5 <0.0001
    >2 cm 1338 (68.3) 8.09 615 (72) 452.8
Tumour Grade
    1 170 (9) 7.16 <0.0001 89 (11) 198.5 <0.0001
    2 770 (40.6) 7.66 375 (46) 308.3
    3 952 (50.4) 8.50 352 (43) 568.4
Nodal Status
    Negative 1035 (52.5) 7.90 <0.0001 426 (51) 418.5 0.439
    Positive 938 (47.5) 8.14 423 (49) 431.5
Lympho-vascular Invasion
    Negative 930 (59.4) 7.93 <0.0001 559 (65) 392.5 <0.0001
    Positive 635 (40.6) 8.10 295 (35) 493.8
Oestrogen Receptor
    Negative 474 (23.9) 8.77 <0.0001 185 (22) 625.7 <0.0001
    Positive 1506 (76.1) 7.78 639 (78) 350.8
Progesterone Receptor
    Negative 940 (47.4) 8.53 <0.0001 272 (33) 552.1 <0.0001
    Positive 1040 (52.6) 7.71 546 (67) 338.4
HER2 Status
    Negative 1733 (87.5) 7.94 <0.0001 567 (81) 339.1 0.002
    Positive 247 (12.5) 8.52 133 (19) 399.1
Immunohistochemistry subtypes
    ER+/HER2- Low Proliferation 368 (36.9) 8.74 <0.0001 Not available
    ER+/HER2- High Proliferation 368 (36.9) 8.37
    Triple Negative 151 (15.1) 7.19
    HER2+ 110 (11.1) 8.52

Significant P values are in bold.