Table 5.

Local recurrence rates by Univariate analysis

Variable	Group	5 year LR (%)	10 year LR (%)	15 Year LR (%)	P value
Overall		3 (1–5)	7 (4–11)	8 (5–14)
Age					0.76
	≤ 40	5 (1–31)	10 (3–35)	10 (3–35)
	41–54	2 (0.4–7)	7 (3–16)	7 (3–16)
	55–69	3 (1–8)	6 (3–14)	11 (5–23)
	> 70	4 (1–16)	4 (1–15)	4 (1–16)
Margin status					0.43
	Negative	3 (1–6)	7 (4–12)	10 (6–17)
	Close	3 (0.5–22)	3 (0.5–22)	3 (0.5–22)
	Positive	9 (1–49)	9 (1–49)	9 (1–49)
Tamoxifen					0.48
	No	2 (1–5)	6 (4–11)	8 (5–14)
	Yes	7 (2–21)	7 (2–21)	7 (2–21)
Post Bx mammo					0.18
	No	4 (2–10)	9 (4–17)	12 (7–13)
	Yes	2 (1–5)	4 (3–10)	4 (3–10)
Mammo finding					0.05
	Calcification only	2 (1–5)	6 (3–11)	6 (3–11)
	Mass only	7 (2–25)	7 (2–25)	7 (2–25)
	Both	0 (0–0)	6 (1–33)	6 (1–33)
Margin & Tamoxifen					0.51
N=2/49	Close/positive margin, No Tam	3 (0.4–19)	3 (0.4–19)	3 (0.4–19)
N= 1/13	Close/positive margin, Tam	20 (3–80)	20 (3–80)	20 (3–80)
	Negative margin	3 (1–6)	7 (4–12)	10 (6–17)

Abbreviations: LR= Local recurrence; Mammo= Mammography; Bx= Biopsy; Tam= Tamoxifen.