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Table 3 Association between biomarker levels and BMI

From: Expression of epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-β1 and adiponectin in nipple aspirate fluid and plasma of pre and post-menopausal women

EGF

Spearman correlation

P-value

NAF

  

    Premenopausal (n = 9)

−0.20

0.61

    Postmenopausal (n = 25)

0.06

0.79

Plasma

  

    Premenopausal (n = 16)

0.25

0.35

    Postmenopausal (n = 27)

−0.55

0.003

TGF- β 1

  

NAF

  

    Premenopausal (n = 11)

−0.23

0.50

    Postmenopausal (n = 26)

−0.09

0.68

Plasma

  

    Premenopausal (n = 16)

0.41

0.11

    Postmenopausal (n = 27)

−0.60

<0.001

Adiponectin

  

NAF

  

    Premenopausal (n = 6)

−0.31

0.54

    Postmenopausal (n = 23)

0.15

0.50

Plasma

  

    Premenopausal (n = 16)

−0.59

0.02

    Postmenopausal (n = 27)

−0.39

0.05

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