Table 1

Age at diagnosis, tumor characteristics and treatment given in the TNP and non-TNP groups.

Clinical Feature
No. of cases Non-TNP
No. of cases TNP
Odds Ratio [95% CI]
P-value*

Center
VGH
228
36



JGH
165
27
1.04 [0.61; 1.77]
0.89
Age at diagnosis
25–49 years
116
32



50–95 years
277
31
0.41 [0.24; 0.70]
0.001
Histological grade
Grade 1
120
4



Grade 2
193
15
2.33 [0.76; 7.19]
0.15

Grade 3
68
40
17.65 [6.05; 51.45]
<0.0001

Missing
12
4


Tumor size
0–2 cm
161
18



2.01–15 cm
217
45
1.85 [1.04; 3.32]
0.04

Missing
15
0


Lymph node status
Negative
205
41



Positive
149
13
0.44 [0.23; 0.84]
0.01

Missing
39
9


Hormonal Treatment
None
219
49



Yes
161
11
0.31 [0.15; 0.61]
0.0003

Missing
13
3


Chemotherapy
None
279
35



Yes
108
26
1.92 [1.10; 3.34)
0.02

Missing
6
2



* P-values based on Fisher's exact test.

Tischkowitz et al. BMC Cancer 2007 7:134   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-7-134