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Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2016 Jun 21;122(19):3059–3068. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30142

Table 4.

Associations with 5-Year Breast Cancer Specific Death Cumulative Incidence

Characteristic Gray's Test P-value Number of Outcomes Person-Year HR (95%CI) P-value
Breast radiation <.0001
    Yes 188 10417.17 1 (Ref)
    No* 97 1636.33 2.15 (1.63, 2.82) <.0001
Age <.0001
    70 - 74* 80 4910 0.73 (0.53, 1.01) 0.06
    75 - 79 80 3744.67 0.86 (0.63, 1.16) 0.32
    ≥ 80 125 3398.83 1 (Ref)
T Stage <.0001
    T1a + T1mic 10 1078.83 1 (Ref)
    T1b 28 2796.25 1.01 (0.49, 2.08) 0.99
    T1c* 113 5574.67 1.85 (0.98, 3.55) 0.07
    T2* 134 2603.75 3.77 (2.12, 7.26) <.0001
Progesterone receptor status 0.07
    Positive 13 986.83 1 (Ref)
    Negative 270 10928.5 1.35 (0.77, 2.35) 0.30
    Indeterminate 2 138.17 1.01 (0.23, 4.31) 0.99
Tumor Histology 0.07
    Ductal Carcinoma 267 10834 1 (Ref)
    Lobular Carcinoma 9 437.25 1.11 (0.59, 2.11) 0.75
    Other 9 782.25 0.51 (0.27, 1.05) 0.07
Histologic grade <.0001
    Well differentiated 3 843 1 (Ref)
    Intermediate/moderate 63 3580.92 3.95 (1.24, 12.56) 0.02
    Poorly differentiated/Undifferentiated 207 6804.25 5.81 (1.84, 18.35) 0.00
    Not determined 12 825.33 3.64 (1.03, 12.90) 0.05
Chemotherapy received 0.58
    Yes 69 3083.17 1 (Ref)
    No 216 8970.33 1.11 (0.81, 1.52) 0.52
Comorbidity Index 0.02
    0 86 4592.17 1 (Ref)
    1 47 1945.67 1.11 (0.77, 1.59) 0.59
    ≥ 2 152 5515.67 1.10 (0.83, 1.45) 0.51
Race in General 0.96
    White 248 10426.75 1 (Ref)
    Black 24 1070.08 0.91 (0.56, 1.51) 0.73
    Hispanic 3 164.08 0.68 (0.22, 2.15) 0.52
    Other/ Unknown 10 392.58 1.23 (0.62, 2.45) 0.55
Marital Status 0.13
    Married 107 5243.92 1 (Ref)
    Unmarried 167 6441.17 0.95 (0.74, 1.23) 0.69
    Unknown 11 368.42 1.07 (0.56, 2.03) 0.85
Year of Diagnosis 0.87
    1993-1999 74 3367.83 1 (Ref)
    2000-2004 124 5223.83 0.94 (0.70, 1.27) 0.68
    2005-2009 87 3461.83 0.83 (0.59, 1.15) 0.26
SEER Region 0.09
    West 113 5127.67 1 (Ref)
    Midwest 35 1850.08 0.93 (0.62, 1.40) 0.73
    Northeast* 87 2943.58 1.37 (1.01, 1.85) 0.04
    South 50 2132.17 1.07 (0.76, 1.52) 0.70
Urban Residence 0.33
    Metro 249 10750.75 1 (Ref)
    Urban/ Rural 36 1302.75 1.21 (0.84, 1.74) 0.32
Census Track Level Poverty 0.81
    0.00%-9.99% 187 8083.58 1 (Ref)
    10.00%-19.99% 68 2673.08 1.05 (0.77, 1.42) 0.77
    20.00%+ 30 1296.83 0.98 (0.62, 1.55) 0.92