Research Article
Are Thyroid Hormone and Tumor Cell Proliferation in Human Breast Cancers Positive for HER2 Associated?
Table 1
Comparison of thyroid hormone levels in breast cancer patients based on menopausal status, clinical stage, histopathological grade, and HER2 staining.
| | Menopause | | | Significance | | No | Yes | | |
| FT3 | 2.97 (0.12) | 2.92 (0.05) | | | = 0.66 | FT4 | 1.39 (0.05) | 1.36 (0.03) | | | = 0.60 | TSH | 1.67 (0.19) | 1.58 (0.13) | | | = 0.70 |
| | Clinical stage | | | I | II | III | IV | |
| FT3 | 2.88 (0.15) | 2.95 (0.05) | 2.95 (0.13) | 2.97 (0.13) | = 0.94 | FT4 | 1.36 (0.06) | 1.38 (0.04) | 1.36 (0.07) | 1.32 (0.08) | = 0.90 | TSH | 1.35 (0.19) | 1.58 (0.14) | 2.04 (0.32) | 1.85 (0.6) | = 0.27 |
| | Histopathological grade | | | | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | | |
| FT3 | 2.77 (0.18) | 2.95 (0.06) | 2.97 (0.14) | | = 0.59 | FT4 | 1.26 (0.08) | 1.36 (0.03) | 1.45 (0.07) | | = 0.26 | TSH | 2.18 (0.67) | 1.64 (0.11) | 1.21 (0.3) | | = 0.16 |
| | HER2 staining | | | | | Negative | Positive | | | |
| FT3 | 3.0 (0.07) | 2.9 (0.06) | | | = 0.35 | FT4 | 1.36 (0.06) | 1.37 (0.03) | | | = 0.88 | TSH | 1.74 (0.25) | 1.57 (0.12) | | | = 0.50 |
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