Research Article
Evaluation of Serum MicroRNAs (miR-9-5p, miR-17-5p, and miR-148a-3p) as Potential Biomarkers of Breast Cancer
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of breast cancer patients and controls.
| | Characteristics | Cases () | Controls () | |
| | Age (years) | | | 0.452 | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | 0.423 | | Age of first pregnancy (years) | | | 0.247 | | Menopause status | | | 0.655 | | Premenopause | 13 (26.5) | 15 (30.6) | | | Postmenopause | 36 (73.5) | 34 (69.4) | | | Use of estrogens | | | 0.372 | | Yes | 8 (16.3) | 5 (10.2) | | | No | 41 (83.7) | 44 (89.8) | | | Family history of breast cancer | | | 0.092 | | Yes | 5 (10.2) | 1 (2.0) | | | No | 44 (89.8) | 48 (98.0) | |
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Abbreviation: BMI: body mass index.
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