Table 4.
Predictors of moist desquamation in lumpectomy patients: Multivariate analysis
| Variable | Moist desquamation |
Grade ≥2 dermatitis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | P-value | Odds ratio | P-value | |
| Black race | 0.42 | .15 | 0.75 | .42 |
| Postmenopausal | 4.73 | .07 | 1.61 | .27 |
| Body mass index ≥30 | 3.29 | .03 | 1.35 | .38 |
| ER+ | 1.23 | .85 | 1.09 | .88 |
| PR+ | 2.53 | .27 | 0.97 | .95 |
| Hypofractionated RT | 0.20 | .13 | 0.17 | .001 |
| Chemotherapy | 3.74 | .04 | 0.97 | .94 |
| Regional nodal irradiation | 3.29 | .03 | 2.4 | .06 |
ER+, estrogen receptor positive; PR+, progesterone receptor positive; RT, radiation therapy.