Table 3

A comparison between the LR+RT+ and LR-RT+/LR-RT- subgroups

Factor
LR+RT+
LR-RT+/LR-RT-
P value

ER status, number



     Negative
10
11

     Positive
9
69
0.0007a
Median age, years



     All
48
61
0.00004b
     ER- subgroup
49.5
53
0.12
     ER+ subgroup
46
61
0.002
Histological grade, number



     1
3
35

     2
8
22

     3
7
18
0.055a
Median tumor size, millimeters
15
15
0.95b

Only cases from inclusion 1 are included. aFisher exact test. bWilcoxon rank sum test. ER = estrogen receptor; LR-RT- = no local recurrence, no radiotherapy given; LR-RT+ = no local recurrence after radiotherapy; LR+RT+ = local recurrence developed after radiotherapy.

Niméus-Malmström et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R34   doi:10.1186/bcr1997