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Table 2 Baseline demographic characteristics of all young patients according to various molecular subtypes (n = 1099)

From: Loco-regional recurrence trend and prognosis in young women with breast cancer according to molecular subtypes: analysis of 1099 cases

Characteristics HR+/HER2− (n = 594) HR+/HER2+ (n = 120) HR−/HER2+ (n = 75) HR−/HER2− (n = 201) Unknown (n = 109) P
BC family history       0.023
 YES 62 (10.4) 16 (13.3) 5 (6.7) 21 (10.4) 9 (8.3)  
 NO 524 (88.2) 104 (86.7) 68 (90.7) 179 (89.1) 94 (86.2)  
 Unknown 8 (1.3) 0 (0) 2 (2.7) 1 (0.5) 6 (5.5)  
Reproductive history       0.003
 YES 451 (75.9) 92 (76.7) 61 (81.3) 146 (72.6) 77 (70.6)  
 NO 136 (22.9) 28 (23.3) 12 (16.0) 55 (27.4) 26 (23.9)  
 Unknown 7 (1.2) 0 (0) 2 (2.7) 0 (0) 6 (5.5)  
Breastfeeding history       < 0.001
 YES 410 (69.0) 79 (65.8) 59 (78.7) 128 (63.7) 69 (63.3)  
 NO 177 (29.8) 41 (34.2) 14 (18.7) 72 (35.8) 33 (30.3)  
 Unknown 7 (1.2) 0 (0) 2 (2.7) 1 (0.5) 7 (6.4)  
Tumor size       0.007
 T1 250 (42.1) 39 (32.5) 17 (22.7) 69 (34.3) 45 (41.3)  
 T2 261 (43.9) 61 (50.8) 40 (53.3) 103 (51.2) 43 (39.4)  
 T3 45 (7.6) 10 (8.3) 8 (10.7) 12 (6.0) 13 (11.9)  
 T4 3 (0.5) 5 (4.2) 3 (4.0) 4 (2.0) 1 (0.9)  
 Tx 35 (5.9) 5 (4.2) 7 (9.3) 13 (6.5) 7 (6.4)  
Stage       < 0.001
 I 166 (27.9) 27 (22.5) 8 (10.7) 48 (23.9) 33 (30.3)  
 II a 199 (33.5) 40 (33.3) 26 (34.7) 90 (44.8) 28 (25.7)  
 II b 85 (14.3) 16 (13.3) 13 (17.3) 28 (13.9) 17 (15.6)  
 III a 72 (12.1) 15 (12.5) 12 (16.0) 17 (8.5) 10 (9.2)  
 III b 2 (0.3) 1 (0.8) 2 (2.7) 3 (1.5) 0 (0)  
 III c 48 (8.1) 17 (14.2) 12 (6.0) 4 (2.0) 16 (14.7)  
 Unknown 22 (3.7) 4 (3.3) 2 (2.7) 11 (5.5) 5 (4.6)  
LN metastasis       < 0.001
 N0 312 (52.5) 55 (45.8) 36 (48.0) 134 (66.7) 48 (44.0)  
 N1 161 (27.1) 30 (25.0) 14 (18.7) 46 (22.9) 25 (22.9)  
 N2 70 (11.8) 16 (13.3) 13 (17.2) 16 (8.0) 9 (8.3)  
 N3 46 (7.7) 17 (14.2) 12 (16.0) 2 (1.0) 17 (15.6)  
 Unknown 5 (0.8) 2 (1.7) 0 (0) 3 (1.5) 10 (9.2)  
Histological grade       < 0.001
 Well 29 (4.9) 0 (0) 1 (1.3) 2 (1.0) 3 (2.8)  
 Moderately 371 (62.5) 67 (55.8) 36 (48.0) 78 (38.8) 42 (38.5)  
 Poorly 50 (8.4) 25 (20.8) 16 (21.3) 52 (25.9) 20 (18.3)  
 Unknown 144 (24.2) 28 (23.3) 22 (29.3) 69 (34.3) 44 (40.4)  
Pathological type       0.906
 IDC 534 (89.9) 110 (91.7) 71 (94.7) 183 (91.0) 101 (92.7)  
 IBC 7 (1.2) 1 (0.8) 0 (0) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.9)  
 Others 53 (8.9) 9 (7.5) 4 ( (5.3) 17 (8.5) 7 (6.4)  
Final surgery       0.002
 BCS 143 (24.1) 19 (15.8) 14 (18.7) 64 (31.8) 17 (15.6)  
 Mastectomy 451 (75.9) 101 (84.2) 61 (81.3) 137 (68.2) 92 (84.4)  
NACT       0.003
 YES 80 (13.5) 19 (15.8) 23 (30.7) 33 (16.4) 21 (19.3)  
 NO 514 (86.5) 101 (84.2) 52 (69.3) 168 (83.6) 88 (80.7)  
ACT       0.046
 A-based 72 (12.1) 17 (14.2) 12 (16.0) 24 (11.9) 15 (13.8)  
 A- and T-based 490 ( (82.5) 97 (80.8) 58 (77.3) 162 (80.6) 77 (70.6)  
 Unknown 28 (4.7) 6 (5.0) 5 (6.7) 12 (6.0) 16 (14.7)  
 None 4 (0.7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (1.5) 1 (0.9)  
Radiotherapy       < 0.001
 YES 304 (51.2) 59 (49.2) 46 (61.3) 105 (52.2) 43 (39.4)  
 NO 254 (42.8) 52 (43.3) 24 (32.0) 85 (42.3) 38 (34.9)  
 Unknown 36 (6.1) 9 (7.5) 5 (6.7) 11 (5.5) 28 (25.7)  
ET       < 0.001
 YES 467 (78.6) 89 (74.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 33 (30.3)  
 NO 27 (4.5) 8 (6.7) 70 (93.3) 194 (96.5) 17 (15.6)  
 Unknown 100 (16.8) 23 (19.2) 5 (6.7) 7 (3.5) 59 (54.1)  
OFS       < 0.001
 YES 147 (24.7) 34 (28.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (5.5)  
 NO 215 (36.2) 46 (38.3) 67 (89.3) 189 (94.0) 28 (25.7)  
 Unknown 232 (39.1) 40 (33.3) 8 (10.7) 12 (6.0) 75 (68.8)  
TT       < 0.001
 YES 2 (0.3) 51 (42.5) 32 (42.7) 0 (0) 0 (0)  
 NO 553 (93.1) 41 (34.2) 23 (30.7) 195 (97.0) 24 (22.0)  
 Unknown 39 (6.6) 28 (23.3) 20 (26.7) 6 (3.0) 85 (78.0)  
  1. All data are given as No. of patients (%). None represents no chemotherapy has been adopted
  2. LN, lymph node; IDC, invasive ductal carcinoma; IBC, invasive lobular carcinoma; NACT, neoadjuvant chemotherapy; BCS, breast conserving surgery; A-based, anthracycline-based; A- and T-based, anthracycline- and taxane-based; OFS, ovarian function suppression; ET, endocrine therapy; TT, trastuzumab therapy
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