Research Article

VDAC1 Conversely Correlates with Cytc Expression and Predicts Poor Prognosis in Human Breast Cancer Patients

Table 5

Correlation between the expression of VDAC1, Cytc, and clinicopathologic parameters.

VDAC1 valueCytc value
High ()Low ()High ()Low ()

Age0.6360.763
 ≤5013598 (72.59%)37 (27.41%)39 (28.89%)96 (71.11%)
 >508464 (76.19%)20 (23.81%)26 (30.95%)58 (69.05%)
Menopause0.8780.455
 Before12593 (74.4%)32 (25.6%)40 (32%)85 (68%)
 After9469 (73.4%)25 (26.6%)25 (26.6%)69 (73.4%)
Recurrence0.0000.004
 No13685 (62.5%)51 (37.5%)50 (36.76%)86 (63.24%)
 Yes8377 (92.77%)6 (7.23%)15 (18.07%)68 (81.93%)
TNM stage0.0070.895
 I/II153105 (68.63%)48 (31.37%)45 (29.41%)108 (70.59%)
 III6657 (86.36%)9 (13.64%)20 (30.3%)46 (69.7%)
Lymph node metastasis0.0300.953
 No9563 (66.32%)32 (33.68%)28 (29.47%)67 (70.53%)
 Yes12499 (79.84%)25 (20.16%)37 (29.84%)87 (70.16%)
Histological grade0.0330.041
 G1/G2165116 (70.3%)49 (29.7%)55 (33.33%)110 (66.67%)
 G35446 (85.19%)8 (14.81%)10 (18.52%)44 (81.48%)
HER2 gene0.0080.591
 Nonamplification173121 (69.94%)52 (30.06%)53 (30.64%)120 (69.36%)
 Amplification4641 (89.13%)5 (10.87%)12 (26.09%)34 (73.91%)
ER status0.4400.037
 Negative12293 (76.23%)29 (23.77%)29 (23.77%)93 (76.23%)
 Positive9769 (71.13%)28 (28.87%)36 (37.11%)61 (62.89%)
PR status0.5350.025
 Negative12494 (75.81%)30 (24.19%)29 (23.39%)95 (76.61%)
 Positive9568 (71.58%)27 (28.42%)36 (37.89%)59 (62.11%)