Research Article

Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) as a Novel Postoperative Prognostic Marker in Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Study

Table 4

The relationships between the CONUT score and pathological variables of BC patients.

ParametersAll patients (n=381) valueControl group (n=187) valueTreatment group (n=194) value
Cases ()LOW 229HIGH 152Low 111High 76Low 118High 76

Postoperative pathology (IHC)
 Molecular subtype9.9410.0415.0680.28012.0040.017
  Luminal A17(58.62%)12(41.38%)10(76.92%)3(23.08%)7(43.75%)9(56.25%)
  Luminal B HER2+19(48.72%)20(51.28%)10(55.56%)8(44.44%)9(42.86%)12(57.14%)
  Luminal B HER2-119(68.39%)55(31.61%)60(63.83%)34(36.17%)59(73.75%)21(26.25%)
 HER2 enriched36(54.55%)30(45.45%)14(46.67%)16(53.33%)22(61.11%)14(38.89%)
 Triple negative38(52.05%)35(47.95%)17(53.13%)15(46.88%)21(51.22%)20(48.78%)
ER status10.3930.0169.1870.0274.2530.235
 0-25%89(51.74%)83(48.26%)42(49.41%)43(50.59%)47(54.02%)40(45.98%)
 26-50%35(71.43%)14(28.57%)26(78.79%)7(21.21%)9(56.25%)7(43.75%)
 51-75%19(73.08%)7(26.92%)7(70.00%)3(30.00%)12(75.00%)4(25.00%)
 76-100%86(64.18%)48(35.82%)36(61.02%)23(38.98%)50(66.67%)25(33.33%)
PR status9.6550.0228.2140.0423.6810.298
 0-25%129(55.13%)105(44.87%)49(50.52%)48(49.48%)80(58.39%)57(41.61%)
 26-50%47(75.81%)15(24.19%)27(75.00%)9(25.00%)20(76.92%)6(23.08%)
 51-75%16(69.57%)7(30.43%)7(77.78%)2(22.22%)9(64.29%)5(35.71%)
 76-100%37(59.68%)25(40.32%)28(62.22%)17(37.78%)9(52.94%)8(47.06%)
HER2 status2.1600.1412.3440.1260.3640.546
 Negative (0--++)171(62.41%)103(37.59%)87(62.59%)52(37.41%)84(62.22%)51(37.78%)
 Positive (+++)58(54.21%)49(45.79%)24(50.00%)24(50.00%)34(57.63%)25(42.37%)
Ki-67 status8.8130.0326.2210.1014.8630.182
 0-25%148(66.37%)75(33.63%)85(64.89%)46(35.11%)63(68.48%)29(31.52%)
 26-50%52(51.49%)49(48.51%)18(43.90%)23(56.10%)34(56.67%)26(43.33%)
 51-75%18(51.43%)17(48.57%)6(50.00%)6(50.00%)12(52.17%)11(47.83%)
 76-100%11(50.00%)11(50.00%)2(66.67%)1(33.33%)9(47.37%)10(52.63%)
AR status2.9010.4072.8550.414
 0-25%221(59.73%)149(40.27%)111(59.36%)76(40.64%)110(60.11%)73(39.89%)
 26-50%2(66.67%)1(33.33%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)2(66.67%)1(33.33%)
 51-75%4(100.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)4(100.00%)0(0.00%)
 76-100%2(50.00%)2(50.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)2(50.00%)2(50.00%)
P53 status7.6050.05511.8230.0087.1810.066
 0-25%179(64.16%)100(35.84%)91(63.19%)53(36.81%)88(65.19%)47(34.81%)
 26-50%18(51.43%)17(48.57%)7(70.00%)3(30.00%)11(44.00%)14(56.00%)
 51-75%29(46.77%)33(53.23%)10(33.33%)20(66.67%)19(59.38%)13(40.63%)
 76-100%3(60.00%)2(40.00%)3(100.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)2(100.00%)
TOP2A status10.1330.0176.5240.0386.1820.103
 0-25%187(63.39%)108(36.61%)96(63.58%)55(36.42%)91(63.19%)53(36.81%)
 26-50%38(52.05%)35(47.95%)15(42.86%)20(57.14%)23(60.53%)15(39.47%)
 51-75%3(25.00%)9(75.00%)0(0.00%)1(100.00%)3(27.27%)8(72.73%)
 76-100%1(100.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)1(100.00%)0(0.00%)
CK5/6 status1.6930.1930.0010.9762.3950.122
 Negative211(61.16%)134(38.84%)108(59.34%)74(40.66%)103(63.19%)60(36.81%)
 Positive18(50.00%)18(50.00%)3(60.00%)2(40.00%)15(48.39%)16(51.61%)
E-cad status0.0420.8382.1830.1400.2940.588
 Negative138(60.53%)90(39.47%)99(61.49%)62(38.51%)39(58.21%)28(41.79%)
 Positive91(59.48%)62(40.52%)12(46.15%)14(53.85%)79(62.20%)48(37.80%)
EGFR status3.0920.0790.3030.5823.7380.053
 Negative194(62.18%)118(37.82%)107(59.78%)72(40.22%)87(65.41%)46(34.59%)
 Positive35(50.72%)34(49.28%)4(50.00%)4(50.00%)31(50.82%)30(49.18%)
Lymph vessel invasion0.7120.3991.9070.1670.3120.860
 Negative144(58.54%)102(41.46%)68(55.74%)54(44.26%)76(61.29%)48(38.71%)
 Positive85(62.96%)50(37.04%)43(66.15%)22(33.85%)42(60.00%)28(40.00%)
Neural invasion0.3400.5600.0010.9760.5820.445
 Negative202(60.66%)131(39.34%)108(59.34%)74(40.66%)94(62.25%)57(37.75%)
 Positive27(56.25%)21(43.75%)3(60.00%)2(40.00%)24(55.81%)19(44.19%)

#ER: estrogen receptor; PR: progesterone receptor; HER2: human epidermal growth factor receptor; AR: androgen receptor, E-cad: e-cadnerin; EGFR: epithelial growth factor receptor.