Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors for ALN pCR in the retrospective series.

Variable	Coefficient	SE	Wald	OR (95% CI)	P value
Age∗	−0.391	0.205	3.647	0.677 (0.453–1.010)	0.056
Clinical T stage
T2	−0.804	0.466	2.975	0.447 (0.179–1.116)	0.085
T3	−0.598	0.470	1.622	0.550 (0.219–1.381)	0.203
T4	−1.135	0.500	5.153	0.321 (0.121–0.856)	0.023
Pathological type Others†	−0.292	0.515	0.322	0.747 (0.272–2.049)	0.570
Histologic grade
II	−0.180	0.629	0.082	1.106 (0.444–1.174)	0.775
III	0.029	0.244	1.302	1.114 (0.658–1.710)	0.254
Primary tumor response CR	−1.762	0.231	58.150	0.189 (0.123–0.292)	<0.001
ER positive	−0.635	0.284	4.991	0.530 (0.304–0.925)	0.025
PR positive	−0.031	0.284	0.012	0.970 (0.555–1.694)	0.915
HER2 positive	0.331	0.231	2.047	1.392 (0.885–2.189)	0.153

^∗Continuous variables.

^†Others, invasive lobular carcinoma, invasive papillary carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma. CR: Complete response; CI: Confidence interval; ER: Estrogen receptor; HER2: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; OR: Odds ratio; Clinical T stage: Clinical tumor stage; PR: Progesterone receptor; pCR: Pathological complete response; SE: Standard error.