Table 3.
Variable | t test | P value |
T stage | –6.6856792 | 3.16 × 10–11 |
N stage | –7.0331876 | 2.98 × 10–12 |
TNM staging | –7.4456521 | 1.57 × 10–13 |
Histological grade | –3.0961791 | 0.002 |
Lymphvascular invasion | 5.8209306 | 7.05 × 10–9 |
ER status | –2.2399913 | 0.025 |
PR status | –3.0788973 | 0.002 |
Prognostic stage | –5.9334610 | 3.63 × 10–9 |
Ki67 index (continuous variable) | –4.7105960 | 2.68 × 10–6 |
Ki67 index (grouping variable) | –3.9762508 | 7.31 × 10–5 |
Chemotherapy | 2.5179750 | 0.012 |
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | 6.2394494 | 5.61 × 10–10 |
Breast surgery | –3.7477011 | 1.85 × 10–4 |
Axillary surgery | –5.3146575 | 1.22 × 10–7 |
Endocrine therapy | –2.2796274 | 0.022 |
ER: Estrogen receptor; HER2: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; PR: Progesterone receptor; TNM: Tumour (T), regional lymph nodes (N), and metastatic involvement (M).