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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Preoperative genetic testing impacts surgical decision making in BRCA mutation carriers with breast cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis

  Total (n = 220) BRCA results known prior to surgery (n = 113) BRCA results known after surgery (n = 107) p-value
Age at diagnosis
 Mean age (years) 47.3 45.7 49.1 <0.05
 Range (years) 22.3 – 81.7 22.3 – 79.1 26.0 – 81.7  
 Median age (years) 46.4 44.0 47.6 <0.05
Race
 Caucasian 189 (85.9%) 97 (85.8%) 92 (86.0%) NS
 African American 14 (6.4%) 8 (7.1%) 6 (5.6%) NS
 Other 3 (1.4%) 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) NS
 Unknown 14 (6.4%) 6 (5.3%) 8 (7.5%) NS
Laterality
 Unilateral 208 (94.5%) 106 (93.8%) 10. (95.3%) NS
 Bilateral 12 (5.5%) 7 (6.2%) 5 (4.7%) NS
Histology
 DCIS 24 (10.9%) 12 (10.6%) 12 (11.2%) NS
 IDC 181 (82.3%) 93 (82.3%) 88 (82.2%) NS
 ILC 13 (5.9%) 6 (5.3%) 7 (6.5%) NS
 Other 2 (0.9%) 2 (1.8%) 0 (0.0%) NS
Grade
 Grade 1 13 (5.9%) 7 (6.2%) 6 (5.6%) NS
 Grade 2 58 (26.4%) 35 (31.0%) 23 (21.5%) NS
 Grade 3 140 (63.6%) 68 (60.2%) 72 (67.3%) NS
 Unknown 9 (4.1%) 3 (2.7%) 6 (5.6%) NS
Tumor Size
 Mean size (mm) 27.02 30.80 22.95 <0.05
 Median size (mm) 19.5 22.00 18.00 <0.05
ER status
 Negative 104 (47.3%) 51 (45.1%) 53 (49.5%) NS
 Positive 113 (51.4%) 62 (54.9%) 51 (47.7%) NS
 Unknown 3 (1.4%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (2.8%) NS
PR status
 Negative 133 (60.5%) 67 (59.3%) 66 (61.7%) NS
 Positive 84 (38.2%) 46 (40.7%) 38 (35.5%) NS
 Unknown 3 (1.4%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (2.8%) NS
HER-2 Status
 Negative 158 (71.8%) 89 (78.8%) 69 (64.5%) <0.05
 Positive 14 (6.4%) 11 (9.7%) 3 (2.8%) <0.05
 Not performed or unknown 48 (21.8%) 13 (11.5%) 35 (32.7%) <0.05
Triple negative breast cancer
 Yes 80 (36.4%) 43 (38.1%) 37 (34.6%) NS
 No 92 (41.8%) 57 (50.4%) 35 (32.7%) <0.05
 Unknown 48 (21.8%) 13 (11.5%) 35 (32.7%) <0.05
T- Stage
 Tis 24 (10.9%) 12 (10.6%) 12 (11.2%) NS
 T1 101 (45.9%) 46 (40.7%) 55 (51.4%) NS
 T2 66 (30.0%) 38 (33.6%) 28 (26.2%) NS
 T3 23 (10.5%) 12 (10.6%) 11 (10.3%) NS
 T4 6 (2.7%) 5 (4.4%) 1 (0.9%) NS
N-Stage
 N0 133 (60.5%) 67 (59.3%) 66 (61.7%) NS
 N1 69 (31.4%) 32 (28.3%) 37 (34.6%) NS
 N2 15 (6.8%) 12 (10.6%) 3 (2.8%) <0.05
 N3 3 (1.4%) 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) NS
Overall TNM Stage
 Stage 0 (In-situ) 24 (10.9%) 12 (10.6%) 12 (11.2%) NS
 Stage I 79 (35.9%) 37 (32.7%) 42 (39.3%) NS
 Stage II 83 (37.7%) 42 (37.2%) 41 (38.3%) NS
 Stage III 34 (15.5%) 22 (19.5%) 12 (112.2%) NS
Adjuvant radiation
 Yes 104 (47.3%) 42 (37.2%) 62 (57.9%) <0.05
 No 116 (52.7%) 71 (62.8%) 45 (42.1%) <0.05
Chemotherapy
 None 71 (32.3%) 31 (27.4%) 40 (37.4%) NS
 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy 49 (22.3%) 43 (38.1%) 6 (5.6%) <0.05
 Adjuvant chemotherapy 100 (45.4%) 39 (34.5%) 61 (57.0%) <0.05
BRCA1/2 results
 BRCA1 mutation 111 (50.5%) 56 (49.6%) 55 (51.4%) NS
 BRCA2 mutation 109 (49.5%) 57 (50.4%) 52 (48.6%) NS
  1. NS Not significant