Table 4.
Patient characteristics according to menopausal status
| Menopausal status | Pre-menopausal (< 52 years) (n = 183) | Post- menopausal (≥ 52 years) (n = 109) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Median | 38 | 63 | < 0.001* |
| Mean | 38 | 62.84 | ||
| Range | 25–51 | 51–83 | ||
| MD category | B | 60 (33%) | 64 (59%) | < 0.001* |
| C | 111 (61%) | 44 (40%) | < 0.001* | |
| D | 12 (6%) | 1 (1%) | 0.024* | |
| RCB score | Median | 1.73 | 1.56 | 0.849 |
| Mean | 1.84 | 1.83 | ||
| RCB class | 0 | 58 | 29 | 0.366 |
| 1 | 18 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 39 | ||
| 3 | 51 | 25 | ||
| pCR | 0.507 | |||
| Yes | 39 | 25 | ||
| No | 144 | 84 | ||
| ER Status | 0.329 | |||
| + | 112 | 57 | ||
| − | 71 | 52 | ||
| PR status | 0.278 | |||
| + | 38 | 19 | ||
| − | 73 | 54 | ||
| N/A | 72 | 36 | ||
| HER2 status | 0.114 | |||
| + | 116 | 54 | ||
| − | 59 | 54 | ||
| N/A | 8 | 1 | ||
| FNA axillary node | + | 114 | 78 | 0.824 |
| − | 69 | 31 |
* p = < 0.05