Table 2

Manganese superoxide dismutase -102 genotype: overall and recurrence-free survivals

Genotype
Cases
Deaths
Hazard ratio minimally adjusteda (95% confidence interval)
Hazard ratio fully adjustedb (95% confidence interval)

Overall survival
291
85
P for trend = 0.62
P for trend = 0.88
     CC
180
55
1 (reference)
1 (reference)
     CT
92
25
0.89 (0.55–1.43)
0.75 (0.465–1.24)
     TT
19
5
0.88 (0.35–2.20)
1.06 (0.42–2.69)





     CC
180
55
1 (reference)
1 (reference)
     CT + TT
111
30
0.89 (0.57–1.38)
0.80 (0.50–1.28)
Recurrence-free survival
280c
100
P for trend = 0.12
P for trend = 0.08
     CC
175
68
1 (reference)
1 (reference)
     CT
87
28
0.77 (0.50–1.20)
0.65 (0.41–1.04)
     TT
18
4
0.55 (0.20–1.50)
0.66 (0.24–1.83)





     CC
175
68
1 (reference)
1 (reference)
     CT + TT
105
32
0.73 (0.48–1.12)
0.65 (0.42–1.01)

CC, homozygous for the wild-type manganese superoxide dismutase gene; CT, heterozygous for the variant genotype; TT, homozygous for the variant genotype. aMinimally adjusted model: age. bFully adjusted model: age, stage with node status at diagnosis, race, estrogen receptor status, and progesterone receptor status. cEleven subjects were never disease free, thus they were deleted for recurrence-free survival.

Martin et al. Breast Cancer Research 2006 8:R45   doi:10.1186/bcr1532