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. 2019 Dec;7(23):796. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.08.63

Table 2. Variable definition, assignment and description.

Variable name Variable annotation Variable assignment and description
No. Number /
Months Survival time Continuous variables (month)
Status Outcome 1= dead, 0= censored
Age Age Continuous variables (year)
ER Estrogen receptor status 1= positive, 0= negative
PgR Progesterone receptor status 1= positive, 0= negative
Margin_status Surgical margin status 1= positive, 0= negative
Pathologic_stage Histopathologic stage 1= stage I, 2= stage II, 3= stage III, 4= stage IV
HER2_status HER2 status 1= positive, 0= negative
Menopause_status Menstrual status 1= premenopause, 2= postmenopause
Surgery_method Surgery methods 1= lumpectomy
2= modified radical mastectomy
3= simple mastectomy
4= other method
Histological_type Histological type 1= infiltrating ductal carcinoma
2= infiltrating lobular carcinoma
3= other