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. 2013 Sep;2(3):95–103. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2013.0004

Table 3.

Risk of Deatha From any Cause or From Breast Cancer for Adolescent and Young Adult Females 15 to 39 Years of Age with Invasive Breast Cancer,b California, 1992–2009

 
Deaths, all causes
Deaths, breast-cancer specific
  Number of deaths Hazard ratio (95% CI) Number of deaths Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Age at diagnosis (years)c 4314 (100%) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 3764 (100%) 0.99 (0.98–1.00)
Year of diagnosis (years)c 4314 (100%) 0.96 (0.95–0.96) 3764 (100%) 0.95 (0.94–0.95)
Race/ethnicity
 White 2094 (48.5%) 1.00 (ref) 1830 (48.6%) 1.00 (ref)
 Black 560 (13.0%) 1.45 (1.31–1.61) 493 (13.1%) 1.47 (1.32–1.64)
 Hispanic 1181 (27.4%) 1.00 (0.93–1.09) 1027 (27.3%) 1.02 (0.93–1.11)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 470 (10.9%) 0.96 (0.87–1.07) 407 (10.8%) 0.96 (0.86–1.07)
 Other/unknown 9 (0.2%) 0.47 (0.21–1.05) 7 (0.2%) 0.37 (0.14–0.99)
First-course surgical/radiation treatment
 BCS with radiation 990 (22.9%) 1.00 (ref) 856 (22.7%) 1.00 (ref)
 BCS without radiation 425 (9.9%) 1.22 (1.08–1.37) 363 (9.6%) 1.21 (1.07–1.38)
 Mastectomy radiation 956 (22.2%) 1.35 (1.23–1.49) 862 (22.9%) 1.36 (1.22–1.51)
 Mastectomy without radiation 1593 (36.9%) 1.25 (1.15–1.36) 1387 (36.8%) 1.25 (1.14–1.37)
 No surgery 350 (8.1%) 2.17 (1.82–2.60) 296 (7.9%) 2.04 (1.69–2.48)
Chemotherapy
 No 665 (15.4%) 1.00 (ref) 528 (14.0%) 1.00 (ref)
 Yes 3556 (82.4%) 1.27 (1.16–1.39) 3158 (83.9%) 1.36 (1.22–1.50)
 Unknown 93 (2.2%) 1.02 (0.81–1.28) 78 (2.1%) 1.05 (0.82–1.35)
Tumor grade
 Low 1129 (26.2%) 1.00 (ref) 982 (26.1%) 1.00 (ref)
 High 2772 (64.3%) 1.46 (1.36–1.57) 2446 (65.0%) 1.47 (1.36–1.58)
 Unknown 413 (9.6%) 1.07 (0.94–1.22) 336 (8.9%) 1.00 (0.87–1.15)
Tumor size (cm)c 4314 (100%) 1.02 (1.01–1.03) 3764 (100%) 1.02 (1.01–1.03)
Lymph node involvement
 Negative 1112 (25.8%) 1.00 (ref) 902 (24.0%) 1.00 (ref)
 Positive 2928 (67.9%) 1.93 (1.75–2.12) 2623 (69.7%) 2.02 (1.83–2.24)
 Unknown 274 (6.4%) 2.30 (1.92–2.74) 239 (6.3%) 2.42 (2.00–2.92)
Metastasis
 Negative 3788 (87.8%) 1.00 (ref) 3295 (87.5%) 1.00 (ref)
 Positive 517 (12.0%) 1.91 (1.31–2.78) 461 (12.2%) 2.07 (1.40–3.07)
 Unknown 9 (0.2%) 2.28 (0.82–6.34) 8 (0.2%) 2.73 (0.98–7.65)
Neighborhood SES quintile
 Highest 830 (19.2%) 1.00 (ref) 731 (19.4%) 1.00 (ref)
 Higher-middle 922 (21.4%) 1.13 (1.03–1.25) 817 (21.7%) 1.14 (1.03–1.26)
 Middle 918 (21.3%) 1.22 (1.10–1.35) 795 (21.1%) 1.19 (1.07–1.33)
 Lower-middle 860 (19.9%) 1.36 (1.23–1.51) 761 (20.2%) 1.36 (1.22–1.52)
 Lowest 784 (18.2%) 1.37 (1.23–1.53) 660 (17.5%) 1.29 (1.14–1.45)
National Cancer Institute–designated hospital
 No 4025 (93.3%) 1.00 (ref) 3526 (93.7%) 1.00 (ref)
 Yes 289 (6.7%) 0.86 (0.76–0.98) 238 (6.3%) 0.80 (0.70–0.92)

Note: p<0.05 indicated in bold.

a

Cox models were adjusted for all variables in the table; AJCC stage levels I–IV were included as a stratifying variable.

b

Models include 17,658 eligible patients.

c

Age at diagnosis, year of diagnosis, and tumor size are presented as continuous variables. Relevant units are presented in parentheses.

AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; BCS, breast-conserving surgery; CI, confidence interval; ref, reference; SES, socioeconomic status.