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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Nov 21;88(2):274–284. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.07.011

Table 3.

Proportional hazards regression: Predictors of adjusted subsequent mastectomy risk (N=35,947)

HR 95% CI P value
Treatment factors
 For invasive cancers, type of radiation*
  Lumpectomy alone 1
  Brachytherapy 0.61 0.40–0.94 .02
  EBRT 0.22 0.18–0.28 <.001
 For DCIS, type of radiation*
  Lumpectomy alone 1
  Brachytherapy 1.18 0.51–2.73 .71
  EBRT 0.40 0.28–0.55 <.001
 Receipt of chemotherapy
  No 1
  Yes 1.00 0.78–1.27 .98
Patient factors
 Age
  66–69 y 1
  70–74 y 0.82 0.66–1.03 .08
  75–79 y 0.84 0.67–1.05 .13
  ≥80 y 0.68 0.54–0.85 .001
 Race
  White 1
  Black 1.37 1.03–1.82 .03
  Other/unknown 0.66 0.41–1.06 .08
 Charlson Comorbidity score
  0 1
  1 1.11 0.92–1.34 .28
  ≥2 1.21 0.97–1.52 .10
 Year of diagnosis
  2002 1
  2003 0.95 0.75–1.20 .66
  2004 0.99 0.77–1.27 .94
  2005 1.08 0.83–1.40 .57
  2006 0.99 0.74–1.33 .96
  2007 1.19 0.86–1.66 .30
Tumor factors
 Size
  0–2.0 cm 1
  2.1–5.0 cm 1.30 1.06–1.59 .01
  >5 cm 2.14 1.28–3.56 .004
  Unknown 1.22 0.93–1.61 .14
 T4 involvement
  No 1
  Yes 1.65 1.10–2.48 .02
 Nodal status
  Pathologic N0 1
  Clinical N0 0.90 0.70–1.16 .40
  Pathologic N+ 1.26 0.98–1.61 .08
  Unknown 0.83 0.54–1.29 .41
 Estrogen receptor status
  Positive 1
  Negative or borderline 2.65 2.15–3.26 <.001
  Unknown 1.14 0.91–1.44 .25
 Grade
  Low/intermediate grade 1
  High grade 1.63 1.36–1.96 <.001
  Missing 1.15 0.88–1.51 .31
 Tumor behavior in lumpectomy-alone patients
  DCIS 1
  Invasive cancer 1.35 0.82–2.21 .24
 Tumor behavior in brachytherapy patients
  DCIS 1
  Invasive cancer 0.70 0.27–1.82 .46
 Tumor behavior in EBRT patients
  DCIS 1
  Invasive cancer 0.76 0.48–1.20 .24
 Overlapping lesion
  No 1
  Yes 1.10 0.88–1.37 .42
 Laterality
  Right 1
  Left 1.11 0.95–1.30 .18
Sociodemographic factors
 SEER registry
  Greater California 1
  Connecticut 0.98 0.63–1.53 .93
  Detroit 0.98 0.71–1.37 .92
  Hawaii 1.25 0.90–1.74 .19
  Iowa 0.98 0.44–2.22 .97
  New Mexico 0.97 0.64–1.48 .89
  Seattle 1.10 0.65–1.88 .72
  Utah 0.77 0.52–1.13 .18
  Rural Georgia 1.11 0.69–1.81 .67
  Kentucky 1.23 0.87–1.74 .24
  Louisiana 1.77 1.28–2.44 <.001
  New Jersey 0.93 0.71–1.20 .57
 Percent of adults in census tract or ZIP code with at least some college education
  0–7.4 1
  7.5–13.0 0.95 0.75–1.21 .69
  13.1–21.1 0.75 0.57–0.99 .04
  21.2–100 0.86 0.63–1.18 .36
 Median income in census tract or ZIP code
  $0–$37,413 1
  $37,414–$50,066 1.22 0.96–1.54 .11
  $50,067–$66,720 1.04 0.77–1.39 .81
  $66,721–$200,008 0.98 0.70–1.39 .92
 Urban/rural status
  Large metropolitan 1
  Metropolitan 1.11 0.89–1.37 .35
  Urban 1.28 0.90–1.84 .17
  Less urban 0.91 0.60–1.38 .67
  Rural 1.24 0.61–2.55 .55
 Surgeon density in county of residence
  0–8.3 1
  8.4–11.6 0.79 0.63–0.99 .04
  11.7–15.4 0.93 0.74–1.17 .54
  ≥15.5 0.86 0.67–1.09 .21

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ; EBRT = external beam radiation therapy; HR = hazard ratio; SEER = Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.

*

Interaction of type of treatment with tumor behavior was significant at P=.01.

Per 100,000 persons in county of residence.