Table 3 Association of clinical features and AR status
From: Androgen receptor expression in a Sri Lankan patient cohort with early breast carcinoma
Clinical feature | AR Status | p-value (Student t – test, chi square) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | |||
Age (years) | Mean age (years) | 57.19 | 54.20 | 0.125a |
Body Mass Index | Mean BMI (kg/m2) | 26.82 | 26.61 | 0.863a |
Ethnicity | Sinhalese | 44 (77.2%) | 71 (84.5%) | 0.503b |
Tamil | 7 (12.3%) | 6 (7.1%) | ||
Moor | 6 (10.5%) | 7 (8.3%) | ||
Menopausal status | Premenopausal | 13 (22.8%) | 31 (36.9%) | 0.076b |
Post-menopausal | 44 (77.2%) | 53 (63.1%) | ||
Parity | Nulliparous | 8 (14.0%) | 6 (7.1%) | 0.405b |
Parous | 47 (82.5%) | 75 (89.3%) | ||
Not available | 2 (3.5%) | 3 (3.6%) | ||
History of oral contraceptive use | Present | 9 (15.8%) | 18 (21.4%) | 0.498b |
Absent | 45 (78.9%) | 64 (76.2%) | ||
Not available | 3 (5.3%) | 2 (2.4%) | ||
History of use of hormone replacement therapy | Present | 2 (3.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0.195b |
Absent | 52 (91.2%) | 81 (96.4%) | ||
Not available | 3 (5.3%) | 3 (3.6%) | ||
History of breast feeding | Present | 46 (80.7%) | 74 (88.1%) | 0.390b |
Absent | 9 (15.8%) | 7 (8.3%) | ||
Not available | 2 (3.5%) | 3 (3.6%) | ||
Family history of breast cancer | Present | 3 (5.3%) | 8 (9.5%) | 0.355b |
Absent | 54 (94.7%) | 76 (90.5%) | ||