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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013 Apr 27;139(2):453–460. doi: 10.1007/s10549-013-2539-5

Table 1.

Relative risks for local recurrence associated with patient and clinical factors

Patient/clinical factors Total (n = 2,995) All recurrences (cases = 325)
DCIS recurrence (cases = 172)
Invasive recurrence (cases = 153)
RR 95 % CI RR 95 % CI RR 95 % CI
Race
 White 2,045 1 Ref 1 Ref 1 Ref
 Asian    360 0.9 0.6–1.3 1.1 0.7–1.8 0.7 0.4–1.2
 African-American    289 1.6 1.1–2.1 1.8 1.2–2.7 1.3 0.8–2.2
 Hispanic    257 1.1 0.8–1.7 1.1 0.6–2.0 1.2 0.7–2.0
Age (years)
 <45    356 2.1 1.5–2.8 2.0 1.3–3.2 2.1 1.3–3.4
 45–54    873 1.3 1.0–1.7 1.1 0.7–1.7 1.5 1.0–2.2
 55–64    813 1.3 1.0–1.7 1.3 0.9–2.0 1.2 0.8–1.9
 65+    953 1 Ref 1 Ref 1 Ref
Menopausal status
 Postmenopausal 2,065 1 Ref 1 Ref 1 Ref
 Pre/perimenopausal    864 1.5 1.2–1.9 1.5 1.1–2.1 1.5 1.1–2.1
Detection method
 Mammography 2,463 1 Ref 1 Ref 1 Ref
 Signs/symptoms    525 1.6 1.2–2.0 1.2 0.8–1.8 2.0 1.4–2.8

Adjusted for health care site, treatment, time since diagnosis

The figures in bold are to allow for ready recognition of statistically significant variables