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. 2003 Oct 24;6(1):R8–R17. doi: 10.1186/bcr658

Table 3.

Final multivariate model of breast cancer specific survival

Variable n Deaths due to breast cancer (n) Hazard ratio (95% CI) P
BRCA1 mutation
 No mutation 397 52 1.00 0.01
BRCA1 37 14 2.39 (1.20–4.75)
Tumor size
 < 2 cm 333 39 1.00 0.003
 ≥ 2 cm 101 27 2.19 (1.30–3.67)
Axillary node
 Negative 280 31 1.00 0.03
 Positive 154 35 1.78 (1.07–2.96)
Age (years)
 < 50 146 34 1.00 0.02
 ≥ 50 288 32 0.55 (0.33–0.92)

CI, confidence interval