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. 2014 Jul 30;9(7):e103593. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103593

Table 1. Characteristic of study participants.

Characteristics No. of patients (%) No. of events (%) P a HRb (95% CI) P b
Total 107 (100.0) 20 (100.0)
Age (Mean ± SD) 50.6±8.2 52.5±10.6 0.60
<50 54 (50.5) 11 (55.0) 1.00
≥50 53 (49.5) 9 (45.0) 0.79 (0.33–1.91) 0.60
Body mass index (Mean ± SD) 23.7±2.9 24.4±2.13 <0.02
<21.4 (median) 30 (33.3) 1 (5.0) 1.00
≥21.4 77 (66.7) 19 (95.0) 7.30 (0.98–54.61) 0.05
Family history 1.00
No 97 (90.7) 18 (90.0) 1.00
Yes 10 (9.3) 2 (10.0) 1.00 (0.23–4.37) 1.00
Educational level 0.46
≤Middle school 30 (28.3) 4 (20.0) 1.00
High school 46 (43.4) 11 (55.0) 1.95 (0.62–6.13) 0.26
≥College or university 30 (28.3) 5 (25.0) 1.27 (0.34–4.73) 0.72
Menopausal status 0.71
Premenopausal 62 (58.5) 11 (55.0) 1.00
Postmenopausal 44 (41.5) 9 (45.0) 1.18 (0.49–2.84) 0.72
Smoking status 0.10
Never 100 (93.5) 17 (85.0)
Ever 7 (6.5) 3 (15.0) 2.70 (0.78–9.17) 0.12
Alcohol consumption 0.66
Never 70 (65.4) 14 (70.0)
Ever 37 (34.6) 6 (30.0) 0.81 (0.31–2.10) 0.66
Estrogen receptor status 0.07
Positive 66 (62.3) 9 (45.0) 1.00
Negative 40 (37.7) 11 (55.0) 2.19 (0.90–5.28) 0.08
Progesterone receptor status 0.01
Positive 53 (50.5) 5 (25.0) 1.00
Negative 52 (49.5) 15 (75.0) 3.39 (1.23–9.37) 0.02
TNM stage <0.01
0/I 48 (45.3) 4 (20.0) 1.00
II 40 (37.7) 7 (35.0) 2.20 (0.64–7.56) 0.21
III 18 (17.0) 9 (50.0) 8.54 (2.62–27.88) <0.01
a

Log rank test.

b

Univariate Cox-proportional hazard model.