Table 2. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression for DMFS.
| Variable | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | P | HR | 95% CI | P | ||
| Age at diagnosis (years) | |||||||
| ≤35 | 2.74 | 1.22–6.20 | 0.015 | 2.81 | 1.24–6.38 | 0.014 | |
| 35–50 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| >50 | 0.94 | 0.50–1.77 | 0.860 | 1.43 | 0.61–3.33 | 0.411 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | |||||||
| ≤2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| >2 | 2.46 | 1.39–4.36 | 0.002 | 2.08 | 1.17–3.72 | 0.013 | |
| Lymph node status | |||||||
| Negative | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Positive | 3.02 | 1.70–5.36 | <0.001 | 2.81 | 1.56–5.05 | 0.001 | |
| LVI status | |||||||
| Negative | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Positive | 2.04 | 1.03–4.03 | 0.039 | 1.61 | 0.80–3.25 | 0.185 | |
| Molecular subtype | |||||||
| Luminal A | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Luminal B (HER2–) | 1.64 | 0.69–3.91 | 0.264 | 1.81 | 0.55–5.95 | 0.329 | |
| Luminal B (HER2+) | 1.81 | 0.74–4.42 | 0.195 | 1.83 | 0.67–5.01 | 0.238 | |
| HER2-enriched | 3.84 | 1.33–11.07 | 0.013 | 4.34 | 1.36–13.80 | 0.013 | |
| Triple negative | 3.31 | 1.20–9.13 | 0.021 | 3.85 | 1.19–12.48 | 0.025 | |
DMFS, distant metastasis-free survival; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; LVI, lymphovascular invasion; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.