Table1. Characteristics of Patients (N=681) and Tumours

Table1. Characteristics of patients (N=681) and tumours

Variables / N (681) / % / Mean (SD) / Median [min;max]
Age atdiagnosis (years) / 681 / 81.3 (5.2) / 80.0 [75;98]
Pathologicaltumor size (mm) / 546 / 27.0 (19.8) / 22.0 [2;160]
Nodesremoved / 612 / 8.2 (6.3) / 8.0 [0;32]
Positive nodes / 519 / 2.0 (4.0) / 0.0 [0;32]
Age
75-79 / 310 / 45.5
80-84 / 208 / 30.5
≥ 85 / 163 / 23.9
Unknown / 0 / 0.0
T stage
T0 / 8 / 1.2
T1 / 214 / 31.4
T2 / 186 / 27.3
T3 / 19 / 2.8
T4 / 108 / 15.9
Unknown / 146 / 21.4
N stage
N0 / 451 / 66.2
N1 / 112 / 16.4
N2 / 10 / 1.5
N3 / 2 / 0.3
Unknown / 106 / 15.6
M stage
M0 / 579 / 85.0
M1 / 64 / 9.4
Unknown / 38 / 5.6
pT stage
p T1 / 259 / 38.0
p T2 / 206 / 30.2
p T3 / 20 / 2.9
p T4 / 64 / 9.4
p T* / 130 / 19.1
Unknown / 2 / 0.3
pN stage
p N0 / 288 / 42.3
p N1 / 227 / 33.3
pN* / 129 / 18.9
Unknown / 37 / 5.4
pM stage
p M0 / 576 / 84.6
p M1 / 64 / 9.4
Unknown / 41 / 6.0
pT stage†
pT0 / 1 / 0.1
p T1 / 282 / 41.4
p T2 / 245 / 36.0
p T3 / 26 / 3.8
p T4 / 104 / 15.3
Unknown / 23 / 3.4
pN stage†
p N0 / 350 / 51.4
p N+ / 269 / 39.5
Unknown / 62 / 9.1
pM stage†
p M0 / 576 / 84.6
p M1 / 64 / 9.4
Unknown / 41 / 6.0
Nodesremoved
Nodes ≤10 / 389 / 57.1
Nodes > 10 / 223 / 32.7
Unknown / 69 / 10.1
Positive nodes
0 / 290 / 42.6
1 - 3 / 136 / 20.0
≥ 4 / 93 / 13.7
Unknown / 162 / 23.8
Histoprognostic SBR grade
1 / 132 / 19.4
2 / 350 / 51.4
3 / 160 / 23.5
Unknown / 39 / 5.7
Diagnosiscircumstances
Clinic / 471 / 69.2
Individual screening / 109 / 16.0
Unknown / 101 / 14.8
Place of residence
Urban / 474 / 69.6
Rural / 203 / 29.8
Unknown / 4 / 0.6
Hormone receptors
Positive / 590 / 86.6
Negative / 80 / 11.7
Unknown / 11 / 1.6
Comorbidities
Yes / 419 / 61.5
No / 163 / 23.9
Unknown / 99 / 14.5
Period
1998-2003 / 321 / 47.1
2004-2008 / 360 / 52.9
Unknown / 0 / 0.0
Matrimonial status
Not single / 183 / 26.9
Single‡ / 288 / 42.3
Unknown / 210 / 30.8
Having a familydoctor
Yes / 621 / 91.2
No / 51 / 7.5
Unknown / 9 / 1.3
Vital status
Dead / 305 / 44.8
Alive / 376 / 55.2
Unknown / 0 / 0.0

Abbreviations: N = number of patients; % = percentage; SD = standard deviations. *Patients without surgery;

†For patients without surgery pTNM stage was replaced by TNM; ‡Patient single, divorced or widowed.