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. 2018 Jul 9;7(8):4156–4169. doi: 10.1002/cam4.1668

Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression for the presence of bone metastases at diagnosis of breast cancer in the SEER cohort

Patient characteristics Among entire cohort Among subset with metastatic disease
OR (95% CI) P‐value OR (95% CI) P‐value
Age at diagnosis
18‐49 Reference Reference Reference Reference
50‐64 1.109 (1.036‐1.188) 0.003 1.000 (0.899‐1.112) 0.996
≥65 1.000 (0.931‐1.073) 0.993 0.826 (0.740‐0.922) 0.001
Sex
Female Reference Reference Reference Reference
Male 1.450 (1.136‐1.850) 0.003 1.207 (0.835‐1.744) 0.317
Race
White Reference Reference Reference Reference
Black 0.989 (0.915‐1.068) 0.773 0.808 (0.725‐0.901) <0.001
Hispanic 0.864 (0.792‐0.942) 0.001 0.893 (0.783‐1.019) 0.093
Asian 0.775 (0.699‐0.859) <0.001 0.874 (0.747‐1.021) 0.090
Othersa 0.798 (0.564‐1.130) 0.203 0.897 (0.549‐1.466) 0.666
Histology
IDC Reference Reference Reference Reference
ILC 1.996 (1.840‐2.165) <0.001 1.243 (1.065‐1.451) 0.006
Othersb 1.238 (1.157‐1.325) <0.001 0.927 (0.837‐1.026) 0.143
Grade
I Reference Reference Reference Reference
II 2.449 (2.219‐2.702) <0.001 1.125 (0.928‐1.365) 0.229
III/IV 2.872 (2.587‐3.187) <0.001 0.712 (0.587‐0.863) 0.001
Unknown 7.576 (6.770‐8.478) <0.001 0.992 (0.813‐1.212) 0.940
Tumor subtype
HR+/HER‐ Reference Reference Reference Reference
HR‐/HER2+ 0.618 (0.548‐0.698) <0.001 0.390 (0.338‐0.450) <0.001
HR+/HER2+ 1.063 (0.981‐1.151) 0.136 0.737 (0.656‐0.828) <0.001
Triple‐negative 0.470 (0.426‐0.519) <0.001 0.340 (0.301‐0.384) <0.001
Unknown 0.780 (0.624‐0.788) <0.001 0.669 (0.591‐0.756) <0.001
Extraosseous metastatic sites, No.
0 Reference Reference Reference Reference
1 44.896 (41.868‐48.143) <0.001 0.391 (0.358‐0.426) <0.001
2 89.690 (78.928‐101.919) <0.001 0.814 (0.709‐0.934) 0.003
All 3 192.634 (130.771‐283.765) <0.001 1.895 (1.286‐2.792) 0.001
Unknown 4.906 (4.396‐5.475) <0.001 0.494 (0.423‐0.577) <0.001
Marital status
Married Reference Reference Reference Reference
Unmarriedc 1.367 (1.296‐1.443) <0.001 1.049 (0.966‐1.139) 0.258
Unknown 0.959 (0.852‐1.079) 0.483 0.894 (0.755‐1.060) 0.197
Insurance
Insured Reference Reference Reference Reference
Uninsured 1.592 (1.387‐1.827) <0.001 1.069 (0.887‐1.289) 0.483
Unknown 0.571 (0.476‐0.683) <0.001 0.743 (0.577‐0.955) 0.021
Residence type
Urban Reference Reference Reference Reference
Rural 0.992 (0.906‐1.086) 0.863 0.908 (0.792‐1.042) 0.169
Median household income (per $10 000 annual increase) 0.951 (0.931‐0.972) <0.001 0.977 (0.946‐1.010) 0.173
High school education (per 10% increase) 1.066 (1.024‐1.111) 0.002 1.081 (1.016‐1.151) 0.015

CI, confidence interval; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HR, hormone receptor; IDC, infiltrating ductal carcinoma; ILC, infiltrating lobular carcinoma.

Unknown age and unknown race removed from model owing to nonconvergence (n = 1798).

a

Including American Indian/Alaskan native and Pacific Islander.

b

Including other histology of invasive breast cancer except IDC and ILC.

c

Including divorced, separated, single (never married), and widowed.