Table 1 Demographic, pathological, and virological characteristics of the selected cohort
From: HPV infection and triple-negative breast cancers: an Italian case-control study
Variables | n = 80 | Triple-negative | Other receptor pattern | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 40) | (n = 40) | ||||
Mean age (SD), years | 60.3 (14.2) | 60.3 (15.8) | 60.3 (12.6) | 0.99 | |
Histotype, n (%) | Invasive ductal | 67 (83.8) | 31 (77.5) | 36 (90.0) | 0.11 |
Invasive lobular | 5 (6.3) | 2 (5.0) | 3 (7.5) | ||
Others | 8 (10.0) | 7 (17.5) | 1 (2.5) | ||
Grading, n (%) | 1 | 6 (7.6) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (15.0) | <0.0001 |
2 | 39 (49.4) | 11 (28.2) | 28 (70.0) | ||
3 | 34 (43.0) | 28 (71.8) | 6 (15.0) | ||
HPV+, n (%) [CI 95%] | 6 (7.5) [1.7-13.3] | 6 (7.5) [1.7-13.0] | 0 (0.0) [0.0-0.0] | 0.026 | |