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Table 2 Association between ER expression and clinicopathological parameters among the study participants (n = 114)

From: Breast cancer in Ethiopia: evidence for geographic difference in the distribution of molecular subtypes in Africa

Clinico-pathological parameters

ER Positive

ER Negative

Total

p-value

Median age at Diagnosis(min-max)

42(22–75)

41(27–65)

 

0.284

Tumor Grade, n (%)

 I

5(10)

2(7)

7(9)

 

 II

18(36)

14(50)

32(41)

0.480

 III

27(54)

12(43)

39(50)

 

Stage, n (%)

 I

13(20)

6(19)

19(20)

 

 II

27(42)

10(31)

37(39)

0.639

 III

22(34)

14(44)

36(37)

 

 IV

2(3)

2(6)

4(4)

 

Histological Type, n (%)

 Infiltrating ductal

41(60)

26(80)

67(68)

0.123

 Lobular

6(10)

0(0)

6(6)

 Others/Not classified

18(30)

7(20)

25(26)