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. 2012 Jun 14;103(8):1508–1512. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2012.02319.x

Table 2.

Cox proportional hazards model for 10‐year recurrence‐free survival in breast cancer patients (n = 39)

Clinicopathological markers Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Hazard ratio CI 95% P‐value Hazard ratio CI 95% P‐value

Estrogen receptor

Positive (vs negative)

0.948 0.34–2.62 0.917

Progesterone receptor

Positive (vs negative)

1.34 0.49–3.71 0.570 7.79 1.65–39.78 0.009

HER2

Negative (vs positive)

1.57 0.56–4.42 0.392

Ta

3 + 4 (vs + 1 + 2)

2.60 0.92–7.37 0.072 0.15 0.03–0.73 0.019

Na

1–3 (vs 0)

6.06 1.70–21.67 0.006 26.42 4.53–154.12 <0.001

Histological grade

3 (vs 1 + 2)

7.36 0.97–56.08 0.054

Age

High (vs low)

0.68 0.25–1.88 0.459

Type of surgery

Mastectomy (vs lumpectomy)

3.32 1.05–10.47 0.040 7.95 1.77–35.77 0.007

Ki67b

High (vs low)

1.63 0.58–4.57 0.358 15.67 2.61–94.24 0.003
a

Clinical tumor size and nodal status according to TNM staging system.

b

Median value for Ki67 = 38.6%. Bold values indicate significance level.

CI, confidence interval; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.