Table 3 Associations between KLK5 status and the clinicopathological variables of the breast cancer patients

Variable

Total

KLK5 - negative KLK5 - positive

p value

Menopausal status*

Pre/peri

54

22 (40.7)

32 (59.3)

0.005^b

Post

47

33 (70.2)

14 (29.8)

Grade^c

I

3

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

II

30

21 (70.0)

9 (30.0)

0.34^d

III

34

25 (73.5)

9 (26.5)

TNM Tumor size

<2 cm

26

17 (65.4)

9 (34.6)

2-5 cm

37

27 (73.0)

10 (27.0)

0.79^d

> 5 cm

4

3 (75.0)

1 (25.0)

ER status

Negative

16

7 (43.8)

9 (56.3)

0.028^b

Positive

51

39 (76.5)

12 (23.5)

PR status

Negative

24

15 (62.5)

9 (37.5)

0.42^b

Positive

43

31 (72.1)

12 (27.9)