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. 2019 Oct;7(20):537. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.10.10

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.