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Table 1 Patient characteristics in Hong Kong (HKBC) dataset

From: DNA methylation age in paired tumor and adjacent normal breast tissue in Chinese women with breast cancer

 

HKBC (N = 196)

Characteristic

N (%)

Age, year

 

 < 50

37 (18.9)

 50–60

58 (29.5)

 ≥ 60

101 (51.6)

BMIa, kg/m2

 

 < 25

95 (55.2)

 25–30

55 (32.0)

 ≥ 30

22 (12.8)

Age at menarche, year

 

 < 14

100 (54.1)

 ≥ 14

85 (45.9)

Parity

 

 Nulliparous

17 (9.1)

 Parous

169 (90.9)

Age at first birth, yearb

 

 < 25

61 (38.6)

 ≥ 25

97 (61.4)

Menopausal status

 

 Pre

43 (23.2)

 Post

142 (76.8)

Age at menopause, yearc

 

 ≤ 50

63 (53.4)

 > 50

55 (46.6)

PAM50d

 

 Luminal A

70 (41.2)

 Luminal B

51 (30.0)

 HER2-enriched

28 (16.5)

 Basal

21 (12.3)

Clinical stage

 

 I/II

91 (85.1)

 III/IV

16 (14.9)

TP53 mutation status

 

 No

124 (72.1)

 Yes

48 (27.9)

  1. aBMI Body mass index
  2. bAmong parous women
  3. cAmong menopausal women
  4. dAIMS was used to infer tumor subtype