Table 6 Immunohistochemical scores of CSCs and EMT in breast cancer tissues (n = 119)

Cancer tissue

1.333 ± 1.047

2.931 ± 1.241

2.600 ± 1.242

2.017 ± 1.235

2.586 ± 1.200

3.431 ± 0.797

Paracancer tissue

2.259 ± 1.278

1.533 ± 1.060

2.948 ± 1.343

0.200 ± 0.561

1.533 ± 1.125

1.933 ± 0.961

Z

 − 2.531

 − 3.828

 − 1.284

 − 4.634

 − 2.984

 − 4.681

P

0.011

 < 0.001

0.199

 < 0.001

0.003

 < 0.001