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. 2019 Oct-Dec;11(4):348–354. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_276_18

Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of TIC in patients with breast cancer

Variable Cardiotoxicity
Positive Negative OR P value
n = 32
n = 114
(95% CI)
n % n %
Age in years 0.4478
 <50 13 40.6 49 43.0 0.98
 >50 19 59.4 65 57.0 (0.92–1.04)
BMI, n (%) 0.3260
 Underweight/normal weight 7 21.9 18 15.8 0.73
 Overweight/obesity 25 78.1 96 84.2 (0.39–1.37)
Menopausal status, n (%) 0.7729
 Premenopausal 14 43.8 51 44.7 1.23
 Postmenopausal 18 56.3 63 55.3 (0.30–4.98)
Hypertension, n (%) 0.5013
 No 19 59.4 78 68.4 1.49
 Yes 13 40.6 36 31.6 (0.47–4.78)
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 0.2836
 No 25 78.1 91 79.8 0.450
 Yes 7 21.9 23 20.2 (0.11–1.93)
Diabetes, n (%) 0.0551
 No 19 59.4 86 75.4 3.98
 Yes 13 40.6 28 24.6 (0.97–16.29)
Thyroid dysfunction, n (%) 0.3340
 Normal 28 87.5 10 87.7 0.63
 Abnormal 4 12.5 14 12.3 (0.25–1.61)
TNM stage, n (%) 0.3768
 I/II 8 25.0 52 45.6 1.45
 III/IV 24 75.0 62 54.4 (0.64–3.27)
Tumor site, n (%) 0.0700
 Unilateral 26 81.3 107 93.9 3.68
 Bilateral 6 18.8 7 6.1 (0.90–15.03)
Surgery, n (%) 0.1288
 No 12 37.5 33 28.9 0.54
 Yes 20 62.5 81 71.1 (0.25–1.19)
Estrogen receptor, n (%) 0.7280
 Positive 16 50.0 66 57.9 1.36
 Negative 16 50.0 48 42.1 (0.24–7.71)
Progesterone receptor, n (%) 0.7643
 Positive 13 40.6 56 49.1 1.26
 Negative 19 59.4 58 50.9 (0.28–5.58)
HER2 expression, n (%) 0.5976
 2+ 5 15.6 15 13.2 0.68
 3+ 27 84.4 99 86.8 (0.17–2.79)
Trastuzumab, n (%) 0.5011
 Adjuvant/neoadjuvant 19 59.4 84 73.7 0.62
 Palliative 13 40.6 30 26.3 (0.16–2.47)
Radiotherapy, n (%) 0.8669
 No 17 53.1 63 55.3 1.09
 Yes 15 46.9 51 44.7 (0.40–2.93)
Endocrine therapy, n (%) 0.7914
 No 15 46.9 49 43.0 1.18
 Yes 17 53.1 65 57.0 (0.35–4.01)
Anthracycline, n (%) 0.4249
 No 22 68.8 76 66.7 0.77
 Yes 10 31.2 38 33.3 (0.41–1.45)
Taxane, n (%) 0.0863
 No 12 37.5 48 42.1 1.72
 Yes 20 62.5 66 57.9 (0.93–3.21)