Polymorphisms in the RANK/RANKL Genes and Their Effect on Bone Specific Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Characteristics	Mean or 𝑁	SD or %
Age	55.7	11.9
BMI	26	4.8
Tumor stage
pT0	27	2.2
pT1	788	63.0
pT2	360	28.8
pT3	51	4.1
pT4	25	2.0
Nodal status
pN0	804	64.3
pN+	447	35.7
Tumor type
Ductal	826	66.0
Lobular	244	19.5
Other	181	14.5
Grading
G1	130	10.4
G2	835	66.7
G3	286	22.9
ER
Negative	345	27.6
Positive	906	72.4