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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Nov 11;27(5):1679–1692. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-08050-y

Table 3.

Multivariable model for predictors of Overall Survival. (See Table 4 for tests of interaction between phenotypes and effects of delay.)

Hazard Ratio 95% Confidence Limits p-value
Delay (per month) 1.10 1.08 1.13 <0.001
Phenotype TN REF . . .
HR+ 0.78 0.75 0.82 <0.001
HER2+ 0.74 0.70 0.78 <0.001
Age <50 REF . . .
50–59 1.13 1.07 1.19 <0.001
60–69 1.36 1.29 1.44 <0.001
≥70 2.59 2.43 2.76 <0.001
Race White REF . . .
Black 1.01 0.97 1.06 0.578
Asian 0.57 0.52 0.64 <0.001
Other/Unknown 0.78 0.68 0.89 0.002
Hispanic No REF . . .
Yes 0.63 0.57 0.70 <0.001
Unknown 1.00 0.93 1.09 0.914
Insurance Private Insurance/ Managed Care REF . . .
Medicaid 1.53 1.43 1.63 <0.001
Medicare 1.44 1.37 1.50 <0.001
Other Government 1.16 0.99 1.37 0.072
Not Insured 1.37 1.21 1.55 <0.001
Unknown 1.21 1.06 1.39 0.006
Education ≥ 21% REF . . .
13% - 20.9% 1.03 0.98 1.08 0.218
7%−12.9% 1.02 0.97 1.08 0.446
< 7% 0.95 0.89 1.01 0.145
Missing 2.31 1.12 4.76 0.023
Income < $38,000 REF . . .
$38,000 - $47,999 0.97 0.93 1.01 0.173
$48,000 - $62,999 0.92 0.88 0.97 0.002
$63,000 + 0.88 0.82 0.93 <0.001
Missing 0.75 0.39 1.44 0.392
Setting Large metropolitan REF . . .
Small metropolitan 1.11 1.06 1.16 <0.001
Suburban 1.10 1.04 1.18 0.002
Rural 1.10 1.02 1.20 0.019
unknown 1.01 0.92 1.10 0.845
Facility Volume 1st quartile: 0–45 pts/year REF . . .
2nd quartile: 46–82 pts/year 0.89 0.83 0.95 0.005
3rd quartile: 83–152 pts/year 0.82 0.77 0.87 <0.001
4th quartile: >152 pts/year 0.76 0.71 0.81 <0.001
Distance (miles) ≤10 REF . . .
11–20 0.92 0.89 0.95 <0.001
21–40 0.88 0.84 0.93 <0.001
>40 0.82 0.77 0.88 <0.001
Unknown 0.96 0.71 1.29 0.777
Transition No REF . . .
Yes 0.93 0.90 0.96 <0.001
Unknown 0.96 0.92 1.01 0.088
Year of Diagnosis 2010 REF . . .
2011 1.06 1.02 1.11 0.001
2012 1.08 1.03 1.12 0.001
2013 1.13 1.07 1.18 <0.001
2014 1.13 1.06 1.20 0.002
Charlson comorbidity score 0 REF . . .
1 1.47 1.42 1.52 <0.001
2 2.09 1.97 2.21 <0.001
≥3 3.03 2.77 3.32 <0.001
Histology Ductal REF . . .
Lobular 0.98 0.93 1.02 0.311
Other 1.05 0.96 1.15 0.266
Grade Well REF . . .
Moderate 1.14 1.10 1.18 0.001
Poor 1.70 1.62 1.78 <0.001
Undifferentiated/Anaplastic 2.17 1.76 2.69 <0.001
Unknown 1.29 1.19 1.40 <0.001
Tumor Size <10mm REF . . .
10–19mm 1.37 1.31 1.43 <0.001
≥20mm 1.95 1.85 2.06 <0.001
Unknown 1.10 0.95 1.26 0.203
Stage I REF . . .
II 1.28 1.22 1.34 <0.001
III 2.86 2.67 3.05 <0.001
Surgery Type Breast Conservation REF . . .
Mastectomy 0.98 0.94 1.02 0.232
Mastectomy with Reconstruction 0.58 0.54 0.61 <0.001
Chemotherapy No REF . . .
Yes 0.60 0.57 0.62 <0.001
Radiation No REF . . .
Yes 0.59 0.57 0.61 <0.001
Endocrine therapy No REF . . .
Yes 0.53 0.51 0.55 <0.001
Nodes Examined 0–1 REF . . .
2 0.92 0.88 0.97 0.007
3–4 0.87 0.83 0.91 <0.001
≥5 0.90 0.86 0.94 <0.001
Unknown 1.11 0.91 1.34 0.304
Positive Nodes 0 REF . . .
≥1 1.56 1.50 1.63 <0.001
No nodes examined 2.16 2.04 2.28 <0.001
Unknown 1.65 1.28 2.15 0.002