Table 4. The relative hazard ratio of death comparing specialist and nonspecialists.
| Specialists | Nonspecialists | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (baseline) | (RHR, 95% CI) | P-value | |
| Unadjusted | 1.00 | 1.37 (1.16–1.61) | <0.001 |
| Adjusted for case mixa | 1.00 | 1.35 (1.14–1.6) | <0.001 |
| Adjusted for case mixa, pathologya | 1.00 | 1.28 (1.01–1.49) | 0.034 |
| Adjusted for case mixa, pathologya Treatmenta | 1.00 | 1.27 (1.04–1.55) | 0.026 |
| Adjusted for case mixa, pathologya, treatmenta+adequacya | 1.00 | 1.16 (0.97–1.39) | 0.103 |
a
Independent variables: case-mix: deprivation category, age; pathology: tumour size, nodal status, histological prognostic group; treatment: endocrine therapy, chemotherapy; adequacy: adequacy of locoregional treatment.