Fig. 3.

Influences of modifying criteria adherence and outcome definition, and adopting a High Dimensional Propensity Score (HDPS) matching design on the observed hazard ratios (HR), and 95% confidence interval (CI) for adherence with selected recommendations associated with all-cause mortality. Italy, 2011–2016. Footnote. See footnote to Table 2 for definitions of adherence used in the main analysis. Modified criteria related to (i) surgery timeliness: undergoing mammography at least once in the 1 or 3 months before index hospitalization, rather than 2 months as in the main analysis, (ii) medical therapy timeliness: starting chemotherapy within 30 or 60 days after index discharge, rather than 45 days as in the main analysis, (iii) appropriateness of complementary radiotherapy: starting radiotherapy within 9 or 15 months after index discharge, rather than 45 days as in the main analysis, and (iv) appropriateness of mammographic follow-up within 12 or 24 months after index hospitalization, rather than 18 months as in the main analysis. See text for details on High Dimensional Propensity Score (HDPS) matching design.