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. 2020 Feb 3;8:e8512. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8512

Table 1. Baseline characteristics before and after propensity score matching (PSM).

Variables Before PSM After PSM
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