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. 2011 Nov 30;13(6):R122. doi: 10.1186/bcr3068

Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate analysis with respect to overall survival of 138 TNBC patients with surgery plus adjuvant chemotherapy or 52 TNBC patients with surgery alone

Patients with chemotherapy (n = 138) Patients without chemotherapy (n = 52)

Univarite analysis Multivariate analysis Univarite analysis Multivariate analysis

Parameters Odds ratio 95% CI P-value Odds ratio 95% CI P-value Odds ratio 95% CI p value Odds ratio 95% CI P-value
Ki67 (+) and E-cadherin (-)
Negative vs Positive
6.69 2.41 to 18.62 <0.001 5.84 2.03 to 16.76 0.001 1.16 0.41 to 3.28 0.777 0.76 0.20 to 2.94 0.688
E-cadherin
Negative vs Positive
0.02 0.00 to 1.16 0.060 0.00 0.00 to 1.98 0.943 1.00 0.32 to 3.16 0.998 1.53 0.44 to 5.36 0.503
Ki67
Negative vs Positive
3.09 1.11 to 8.66 0.032 2.60 0.87 to 7.76 0.086 1.81 0.62 to 5.31 0.282 1.89 0.42 to 8.50 0.407
p53
Negative vs Positive
1.61 0.58 to 4.45 0.361 0.98 0.34 to 2.85 0.975 1.61 0.58 to 4.45 0.361 1.86 0.54 to 6.45 0.327
Stage
1 vs 2, 3, 4
2.56 0.73 to 8.99 0.144 0.15 0.01 to 2.45 0.185 4.22 1.17 to 15.28 0.028 1.28 0.06 to 23.36 0.872
Tumor size
≤ 2 cm vs >2 cm
2.63 0.86 to 8.01 0.089 4.23 0.54 to 33.34 0.171 23.26 1.02 to 10.38 0.046 1.65 0.16 to 16.58 0.670
Lymph node status
N0 vs N1, N2, N3
4.69 1.67 to 13.16 0.003 5.71 1.25 to 26.20 0.025 5.63 1.68 to 18.93 0.005 5.10 1.08 to 23.94 0.039
Lymphvascular invasion
Negative vs Positive
2.09 0.86 to 5.07 0.103 1.34 0.52 to 3.44 0.548 1.32 0.48 to 3.63 0.597 0.94 0.29 to 3.09 0.922
Nuclear grade
1, 2, vs 3
2.87 0.94 to 8.72 0.063 1.64 0.51 to 5.28 0.405 1.22 0.39 to 3.86 0.732 0.99 0.25 to 3.96 0.988