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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2019 Jun 17;125(18):3139–3146. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32296

TABLE 4.

Cox Regression for the Association Between Race and DFS, Adjusted for Potential Confounders Determined A Priori

Univariable Multivariable
Parameter HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
White race 0.51 (0.35-0.73) <0.001 0.85 (0.44-1.64) 0.631
Mode of diagnosis 0.001 -- --
Mammogram 1.00
Other 0.49 (0.09-2.57)
Physical findings 3.67 (1.82-7.39)
Insurance 0.869 -- --
Government 1.00
Commercial/Private 0.95 (0.5-1.81)
Tumor size (cm) 1.57 (1.25-1.98) <0.001 1.25 (0.9-1.74) 0.177
AJCC Stage <0.001 0.032
Stage I 1.00 1.00
Stage II 2.57 (1.4-4.73) 1.66 (0.37-7.34)
Stage III 10.27 (4.02-26.22) 8.61 (1.03-72.2)
ER+ 0.26 (0.13-0.5) <0.001 -- --
PR+ 0.27 (0.14-0.52) <0.001 -- --
HER2+ 0.7 (0.35-1.39) 0.306 -- --
Grade (Histological) 0.001 -- --
1 1.00
2 0.45 (0.05-3.66)
3 5.88 (1.06-32.67)
Nodal positivity 3.29 (1.91-5.67) <0.001 0.65 (0.15-2.84) 0.565
ECE 3.33 (1.58-7.02) 0.002 1.75 (0.38-7.96) 0.47
LVI 2.5 (1.4-4.46) 0.002 1.13 (0.37-3.43) 0.826
Molecular subtype 0.001 0.002
HR+/HER2− 1.00 1.00
HR−/HER2+ 4.99 (2.29-10.89) 2.56 (0.39-16.63)
HR−/HER2− 1.67 (0.49-5.7) 7.48 (2.21-25.28)
HR+/HER2+ 0.76 (0.31-1.88) 0.71 (0.15-3.28)
Mastectomy vs BCS 1.9 (1.11-3.27) 0.02 0.99 (0.4-2.44) 0.975
Chemotherapy 7.0 (2.74-17.87) <0.001 1.87 (0.47-7.43) 0.375

Abbreviations: DFS, disease-free survival; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; ER, estrogen receptor, ECE, extracapsular extension; LVI, lymphovascular invasion; BCS, breast-conserving surgery