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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Nov;223(5):717–728.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.08.541

Table 5.

Multivariable Poisson regression for receipt of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients diagnosed 2010–2012.

Borderline lumpectomy-eligible
patients
Locally-advanced patients
aRR (95% CI) for
stage IIA (T2N0
only), IIB, and
IIIA (T3N1 only)
P value aRR (95% CI)
for stage IIIA
(T0-3N2 only),
IIIB, and IIIC
P value
Age (years)
  <50 1 1
  50–54 0.87 (0.84, 0.90) <.001 0.96 (0.92, 0.99) .02
  55–59 0.83 (0.80, 0.86) <.001 0.93 (0.89, 0.97) <.001
  60–64 0.69 (0.66, 0.72) <.001 0.86 (0.82, 0.90) <.001
Race
  White non-Hispanic 1 1
  Black non-Hispanic 1.02 (0.98, 1.05) .41 1.06 (1.02, 1.10) .002
  Hispanic 1.01 (0.96, 1.06) .83 1.01 (0.96, 1.07) .63
  Other 0.98 (0.92, 1.04) .45 1.05 (0.98, 1.13) .18
Insurance status
  Private 1 1
  Medicaid 1.01 (0.97, 1.05) .64 0.97 (0.94, 1.01) .13
  Other government 0.96 (0.86, 1.07) .43 0.94 (0.82, 1.08) .35
  None or unknown 1.05 (1.00, 1.11) .06 0.99 (0.94, 1.04) .64
Year of Diagnosis
  2010 1 1
  2011 1.09 (1.05, 1.12) <.001 1.05 (1.01, 1.09) .009
  2012 1.12 (1.09, 1.16) <.001 1.09 (1.05, 1.13) <.001
Charlson/Deyo Comorbidity Score
  0 1 1
  1 0.86 (0.82, 0.91) <.001 0.93 (0.89, 0.98) .006
  2+ 0.72 (0.62, 0.83) <.001 0.85 (0.73, 0.98) .02
Facility region
  South 1 1
  Midwest 0.96 (0.92, 0.99) .005 1.02 (0.99, 1.06) .24
  Northeast 0.88 (0.85, 0.91) <.001 0.90 (0.86, 0.94) <.001
  West 0.91 (0.88, 0.95) <.001 0.98 (0.93, 1.02) .33
Facility type
  Academic/research 1 1
  Comprehensive community cancer program 0.90 (0.88, 0.93) <.001 0.92 (0.90, 0.95) <.001
  Community cancer program 0.73 (0.69, 0.77) <.001 0.78 (0.74, 0.83) <.001
Population density
  Rural 1 1
  Non-rural 1.13 (1.01, 1.28) .04 1.01 (0.89, 1.13) .93
Tumor grade
  1 1 1
  2 1.24 (1.16, 1.33) <.001 1.17 (1.05, 1.29) .003
  3+ 1.21 (1.13, 1.30) <.001 1.17 (1.06, 1.29) .003
HR/HER2 summary
  HR+/HER2− 1 1
  HR+/HER2+ 1.50 (1.44, 1.55) <.001 1.06 (1.01, 1.10) .02
  HR−/HER2+ 1.69 (1.62, 1.77) <.001 1.17 (1.12, 1.22) <.001
  HR−/HER2− 1.70 (1.65, 1.77) <.001 1.22 (1.17, 1.27) <.001
AJCC Clinical Stage
  IIA (T2N0 only) 1 -
  IIB 2.49 (2.41, 2.57) <.001 -
  IIIA (T3N1 only) 3.91 (3.78, 4.04) <.001 -
  IIIA (T0-3N2 only) - 1
  IIIB non-inflammatory - 1.62 (1.55, 1.69) <.001
  IIIC non-inflammatory - 1.20 (1.14, 1.26) <.001
  Inflammatory (T4d) - 1.86 (1.79, 1.94) <.001
Histology
  Invasive ductal carcinoma 1 1
  Invasive lobular carcinoma 0.76 (0.72, 0.81) <.001 0.84 (0.77, 0.92) <.001
  Mixed ductal and lobular 0.81 (0.75, 0.87) <.001 0.84 (0.77, 0.93) <.001
  Inflammatory 2.00 (1.53, 2.62) <.001 1.06 (1.03, 1.10) .0003
Laterality
  Unilateral 1 1
  Bilateral 0.48 (0.06, 3.63) .48 0.81 (0.49, 1.34) .41

Abbreviations: aRR, adjusted risk ratio. AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer. HR, Hormone Receptor. HER2, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2.