Research Article

The Predictive Value of Changes in the Absolute Counts of Peripheral Lymphocyte Subsets for Progression and Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients

Table 2

Relationship between CD4+AC and clinicopathological parameters of breast cancer patients.

CharacteristicsLow levelHigh levelχ2 value
<451 cells/μL≥451 cells/μL

Age3.0720.08
<646350
≥645569

Family history7.0890.008
Yes6848
No5071

Previous medical history4.3930.036
Yes10594
No1325

Age of menarche1.2170.27
<125665
≥126254

Menopause1.0310.31
Yes101107
No1712

Tumor size1.0160.602
<2 cm2734
2-5 cm6661
>5 cm2524

Pathological category10.2150.001
ILC622
IDC11297

Differentiation0.7770.378
High2531
Medium/low9388

Clinical stages57.692<0.001
I + II1673
III + IV10246

Lymph node metastasis34.566<0.001
Yes10058
No1861

Distant metastasis48.305<0.001
Yes8532
No3387

Vessel carcinoma embolus28.04<0.001
Yes4712
No71107

Treatments22.069<0.001
Surgery4241
Surgery + chemotherapy5527
Surgery + endocrinotherapy2151

Notes: ILC, invasive lobular carcinomas; IDC, invasive ductal carcinoma.