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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2019 Oct 7;126(1):26–36. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32472

Table 3:

Univariate and multivariate cox proportional hazard regression analysis for overall survival

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Hazard ratios
(95% CI)
P-value Hazard ratios (95% CI) P-value
         
Age at diagnosis 1.05 (1.04 – 1.05) <0.001 1.04 (1.03 – 1.04) <0.001
         
Race:        
White 1   1  
Black 1.19 (1.06 – 1.35) 0.004 1.22 (1.07 – 1.38) 0.003
Other 0.64 (0.47 – 0.88) 0.006 0.73 (0.53 – 1.00) 0.051
Unknown 0.82 (0.55 – 1.22) 0.331 0.84 (0.57 – 1.25) 0.391
         
Insurance status:        
Not insured 1   1  
Private insurance 0.62 (0.46 – 0.82) 0.001 0.75 (0.57 – 1.00) 0.052
Government insurance 1.57 (1.19 – 2.08) 0.002 0.95 (0.71 – 1.26) 0.714
Unknown 1.15 (0.76 – 1.74) 0.504 1.11 (0.74 – 1.69) 0.609
         
Median household income in area of residence:        
< $ 38,000 1   1  
$ 38,000 – $ 62.999 0.80 (0.72 – 0.90) <0.001 0.89 (0.79 – 1.01) 0.063
$ 63,000+ 0.63 (0.56 – 0.71) <0.001 0.78 (0.67 – 0.91) 0.002
Unknown 2.32 (1.69 – 3.18) <0.001 1.36 (0.36 – 5.15) 0.650
         
Adults without high school degree in area of residence:        
> 21% 1   1  
7 – 20.99% 0.93 (0.83 – 1.04) 0.212 1.01 (0.89 – 1.16) 0.810
< 7% 0.67 (0.58 – 0.76) <0.001 0.86 (0.72 – 1.01) 0.070
Unknown 2.61 (1.88 – 3.62) <0.001 1.28 (0.32 – 5.02) 0.726
         
County of residence:        
Metro counties 1   1  
Urban counties 1.17 (1.03 – 1.32) 0.013 1.08 (0.95 – 1.22) 0.253
Rural counties 1.27 (0.94 – 1.72) 0.125 1.23 (0.90 – 1.67) 0.191
Unknown 1.57 (1.28 – 1.92) <0.001 1.23 (0.96 – 1.56) 0.094
         
Co-morbidity Index (Charlson/Deyo score):        
0 – 1 1   1  
2 – 3 3.26 (2.84 – 3.74) <0.001 2.22 (1.93 – 2.55) <0.001
         
Histology:        
Ductal 1   1  
Lobular 0.84 (0.67 – 1.06) 0.150 0.93 (0.73 – 1.18) 0.528
Mixed ductal and lobular 0.72 (0.55 – 0.95) 0.018 0.94 (0.72 – 1.23) 0.659
         
Grade:        
Well differentiated 1   1  
Moderately differentiated 1.52 (1.31 – 1.75) <0.001 1.28 (1.10 – 1.49) 0.001
Poorly differentiated/Undifferentiated 2.11 (1.82 – 2.44) <0.001 1.68 (1.44 – 1.95) <0.001
Unknown 1.18 (0.92 – 1.52) <0.001 1.07 (0.83 – 1.38) 0.614
         
Overall TNM Stage:        
Stage I 1   1  
Stage II 1.79 (1.61 – 1.98) <0.001 1.85 (1.66 – 2.06) <0.001
Stage III 3.29 (2.95 – 3.67) <0.001 3.92 (3.44 – 4.46) <0.001
         
Estrogen receptor status:        
Negative 1   1  
Positive 1.03 (0.88 – 1.21) 0.725 1.01 (0.83 – 1.23) 0.921
Unknown 1.24 (0.98 – 1.56) 0.070 1.46 (0.74 – 2.86) 0.273
         
Progesterone receptor status:        
Negative 1   1  
Positive 0.87 (0.79 – 0.97) 0.012 0.82 (0.72 – 0.93) 0.002
Unknown 1.04 (0.86 – 1.26) 0.705 0.59 (0.31 – 1.12) 0.106
         
Type of surgery:        
Breast conserving surgery 1   1  
Total mastectomy 1.85 (1.66 – 2.07) <0.001 1.16 (1.02 – 1.31) 0.020
         
Radiation:        
No radiation 1   1  
Received radiation 0.77 (0.71 – 0.84) <0.001 0.82 (0.74 – 0.90) <0.001
Unknown 0.62 (0.44 – 0.89) 0.008 0.77 (0.53 – 1.13) 0.184
         
Chemotherapy:        
Chemotherapy not administered 1   1  
Chemotherapy administered 0.67 (0.62 – 0.73) <0.001 0.67 (0.60 – 0.74) <0.001
Unknown 0.80 (0.65 – 0.98) 0.030 0.92 (0.72 – 1.16) 0.480
         
Hormone therapy:        
Hormone therapy not given 1   1  
Hormone therapy given 0.69 (0.63 – 0.75) <0.001 0.74 (0.68 – 0.81) <0.001
Unknown 0.67 (0.57 – 0.80) <0.001 0.70 (0.58 – 0.84) <0.001

: Analysis restricted to patients who underwent surgery (N=10327);