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Table 5 Relationship between demographic/histopathologic features and post-NAC tumor size

From: Role of 18 fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in assessment of neoadjuvant chemotherapy response in breast cancer patients

Characteristics

Post-NAC tumor size

P value

Mean

SD

Range

Median

Age (years)

 ≤ median 54

2.2

1.9

0.0–7.6

1.5

a0.491

> median 54

2.3

1.1

1.1–5

1.9

 

Menopausal status

 Pre-menopause

1.9

1.5

0.0–5.6

1.5

a0.385

 Post-menopause

2.5

1.8

0.0–7.6

1.9

 

Tumor grade

 II

2.1

1.8

0.0–7.6

1.5

a0.305

 III

2.5

1.4

0.0–5.6

2.5

 

Tumor molecular type

 Luminal A

 Luminal B

 HER-2 +

 Basal type

2.7

1.7

1.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.2

0.4

0.0–7.6

0.0–5

0.0–3

1.8–2.5

2.5

1.3

1.7

2.5

b0.113

  1. a Mann-Whitney U test
  2. b Kruskal-Wallis test (KW)