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. 2011 Apr 12;104(9):1384–1392. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.120

Table 3. Relative risks of contralateral breast cancer associated with selected factors (all subjects).

Variable Univariate RR (95% CI) P-value Multivariatea RR (95% CI) P-value Multivariateb RR (95% CI) P-value
Mutation
 BRCA1 1.0 1.0 1.0
 BRCA2 0.86 (0.62–1.20) 0.38 0.88 (0.60–1.29) 0.51 0.86 (0.61–1.22) 0.41
       
Age at diagnosis (years)
 <40 1.0 1.0 1.0
 40–49 0.78 (0.56–1.08) 0.14 0.92 (0.65–1.29) 0.61 0.91 (0.64–1.28) 0.58
 ⩾50 0.44 (0.26–0.73) 0.001 0.47 (0.27–0.82) 0.008 0.48 (0.28–0.82) 0.007
       
Oophorectomy c
 No 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Yes 0.49 (0.32–0.77) 0.002 0.48 (0.27–0.82) 0.002 0.53 (0.34–0.84) 0.007
       
Chemotherapy
 No 1.0 1.0  
 Yes 0.87 (0.63–1.19) 0.37 0.99 (0.67–1.45) 0.94  
       
Radiation therapy
 No 1.0 1.0  
 Yes 1.03 (0.75–1.42) 0.84 1.11 (0.79–1.55) 0.56  
       
Tamoxifen
 No 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Yes 0.64 (0.44–0.93) 0.02 0.72 (0.47–1.12) 0.14 0.74 (0.49–1.11) 0.14
       
ER status
 Negative 1.0 1.0  
 Positive 0.80 (0.54–1.19) 0.26 1.02 (0.64–1.62) 0.95  
       
Grade
 I/II 1.0 1.0  
 III 1.00 (0.62–1.61) 0.99 0.84 (0.50–1.41) 0.51  
       
Nodal status
 Negative 1.0 1.0  
 Positive 0.74 (0.52–1.03) 0.08 0.76 (0.51–1.12) 0.16  
       
First-degree relative with breast cancer ⩽50
 0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 1 1.27 (0.89–1.81) 0.20 1.15 (0.80–1.67) 0.45 1.19 (0.83–1.71) 0.36
 2+ 1.70 (1.13–2.54) 0.01 1.86 (9.22–2.83) 0.004 1.79 (1.18–2.71) 0.006
 Trend 1.30 (1.06–1.59) 0.01 1.34 (1.08–1.66) 0.008 1.33 (1.08–1.64) 0.008
a

Multivariate estimates are adjusted by all variables.

b

Multivariate estimates are adjusted by four variables

c

Time dependent variable in the regression of Cox's proportional hazards model.