Table 1. Baseline characteristics before and after propensity score matching (PSM).
Variables | Before PSM | After PSM | ||||
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No-PMRT (n = 108) | PMRT (n = 185) | P | No-PMRT (n = 94) | PMRT (n = 94) | P | |
Age | 0.921 | 0.483 | ||||
<40 | 14 (12.96%) | 27 (14.59%) | 11 (11.70%) | 11 (11.70%) | ||
40–60 | 59 (54.63%) | 98 (52.97%) | 56 (59.57%) | 63 (67.02%) | ||
>60 | 35 (32.41%) | 60 (32.43%) | 27 (28.72%) | 20 (21.28%) | ||
Race | 0.507 | 0.270 | ||||
White | 82 (75.93%) | 151 (81.62%) | 69 (73.40%) | 78 (82.98%) | ||
Black | 16 (14.81%) | 21 (11.35%) | 16 (17.02%) | 11 (11.70%) | ||
Other | 10 (9.26%) | 13 (7.03%) | 9 (9.57%) | 5 (5.32%) | ||
Marital status | 0.007 | 0.127 | ||||
Married | 44 (40.74%) | 109 (58.92%) | 40 (42.55%) | 53 (56.38%) | ||
Unmarried | 56 (51.85%) | 70 (37.84%) | 46 (48.94%) | 37 (39.36%) | ||
Unknown | 8 (7.41%) | 6 (3.24%) | 8 (8.51%) | 4 (4.26%) | ||
Grade | 0.081 | 0.079 | ||||
Grade I/II | 24 (22.22%) | 51 (27.57%) | 19 (20.21%) | 30 (31.91%) | ||
Grade III/IV | 69 (63.89%) | 94 (50.81%) | 60 (63.83%) | 45 (47.87%) | ||
Unknown | 15 (13.89%) | 40 (21.62%) | 15 (15.96%) | 19 (20.21%) | ||
AJCC stage | 0.088 | 0.082 | ||||
IIIA | 62 (57.41%) | 124 (67.03%) | 52 (55.32%) | 61 (64.89%) | ||
IIIB | 17 (15.74%) | 31 (16.76%) | 13 (13.83%) | 17 (18.09%) | ||
IV | 29 (26.85%) | 30 (16.22%) | 29 (30.85%) | 16 (17.02%) | ||
Breast Subtype | 0.976 | 0.805 | ||||
Her2-/HR+ | 37 (34.26%) | 65 (35.14%) | 30 (31.91%) | 31 (32.98%) | ||
Her2+/HR- | 17 (15.74%) | 32 (17.30%) | 15 (15.96%) | 11 (11.70%) | ||
Her2+/HR+ | 22 (20.37%) | 38 (20.54%) | 20 (21.28%) | 26 (27.66%) | ||
Triple Negative | 25 (23.15%) | 41 (22.16%) | 23 (24.47%) | 20 (21.28%) | ||
Unknown | 7 (6.48%) | 9 (4.86%) | 6 (6.38%) | 6 (6.38%) | ||
Surgery | 0.069 | 0.154 | ||||
Simple Mastectomy | 33 (30.56%) | 39 (21.08%) | 24 (25.53%) | 16 (17.02%) | ||
Radical mastectomy | 75 (69.44%) | 146 (78.92%) | 70 (74.47%) | 78 (82.98%) | ||
Chemotherapy | <0.001 | 1.000 | ||||
No/unknown | 16 (14.81%) | 3 (1.62%) | 3 (3.19%) | 3 (3.19%) | ||
Yes | 92 (85.19%) | 182 (98.38%) | 91 (96.81%) | 91 (96.81%) |
Notes.
Abbreviations
- HoR
- Hormone receptor
- PSM
- propensity score matching
- PMRT
- postmastectomy radiotherapy