Proliferative Activity in Libyan Breast Cancer with Comparison to European and Central African Patients

Table 3

Comparison of most significant quantitative threshold values for proliferative indices of Libyan, Nigerian, Finnish, and Saudi Arabian female breast cancer patients.

Country	No. of Patients	SMI mitoses⧵mm^2	MAI mitoses⧵10 HPF
Libya	130	19 and 44	15 and 58
Nigeria*	300	17 and 92	10 and 92
Finland°	364	17 and 32	13 and 35
Saudi Arabia∝	87	4	13

∗Ikpatt et al. 2002 [6], ∘Kronqvist et al. 1998 [9], ∝Buhmeida et al. 2011 [13].