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. 2008 Jul 22;99(3):398–403. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604494

Table 1. Multivariable proportional-hazard analysis of the risk of distant metastases as a first event in patients who did not receive chemotherapy (n=185).

Variable Hazard ratio (95% CIa) P-value
Age (per 10-year increment) 0.58 (0.39–0.87) 0.008
Lymph node status (per positive node) 1.16 (1.02–1.30) 0.02
Tumour diameter (per 10 cm) 1.15 (0.82–1.61) 0.42
     
Tumour grade
 Grade 2 (vs grade 1) 2.76 (1.09–6.99) 0.03
 Grade 3 (vs grade 1) 2.80 (1.07–7.33) 0.04
     
Vascular invasion
 1–3 vessels (vs 0 vessels) 0.45 (0.11–1.90) 0.28
 >3 vessels (vs 0 vessels) 2.14 (1.25–3.67) 0.006
Oestrogen receptor expression 1.02 (0.61–1.70) 0.95
Mastectomy (vs breast-conserving therapy) 1.92 (1.08–3.40) 0.03
Hormonal treatment (vs no hormonal treatment) 1.05 (0.40–2.79) 0.92
PRAME high expression (vs low expression) 2.26 (1.27–4.01) 0.006
a

CI denotes confidence interval.