Table 1 Patients and tumor samples characteristics
From: Decreased expression of ADAMTS-1 in human breast tumors stimulates migration and invasion
Variable | Categories | n |
|---|---|---|
Age (years old) | < 50 | 22 (36.7) |
≥ 50 | 38 (63.3) | |
Stage (TNM) | Stage I | 2 (3.3) |
Stage II | 25 (41.7) | |
Stage III | 26 (43.3) | |
Stage IV | 7 (11.7) | |
Tumor size (cm) | < 4.0 | 21 (35.0) |
≥ 4.0 | 39 (65.0) | |
Lymph node metastasis | No | 20 (33.3) |
Yes | 40 (66.7) | |
Estrogen receptor | Negative | 27 (45.0) |
Positive | 33 (55.0) | |
Progesterone receptor | Negative | 33 (55.0) |
Positive | 26 (43.3) | |
Missing cases | 1 (1.7) | |
ADAMTS-1 | Negative | 31 (51.7) |
Positive | 29 (48.3) |