Fig. 4
Scatter plots showing linear regression coefficients (standardized β) were depicted to present correlations between fold changes in the expression of studied genes and tumor size of BrCa (n = 186). CTTN cortactin, RhoA ras homolog gene family member A, ROCK rho-associated kinase, CLDN claudin, βadj adjusted β. aAdjusted for abortion (number), pregnancy (number), and hip circumference (cm); bAdjusted for age at diagnosis (year) and BMI (kg/m2); cAdjusted for age at diagnosis (year) and waist to hip ratio; dAdjusted for abortion (number), lactation (number), the age at menarche (year), and duration of oral contraceptive usage (month); eAdjusted for waist circumference (cm) and age at first pregnancy (year); fAdjusted for age at menarche (year), BMI (kg/m2), abortion (number), and duration of oral contraceptive usage (month). A significant result was indicated by *P < 0.05