Table 4

Prognostic factors in 73 invasive ductal carcinomas compared with post-relapse survival

Univariate

Multivariate


P

RR

95% CI

P

RR

95% CI


Age

0.67

0.882

0.494–1.576

Tumour size

0.21

1.483

0.797–2.759

Lymph node status

0.40

0.746

0.376–1.479

Histological grade

0.15

0.500

0.197–1.271

ER-α

0.0009a

0.342

0.181–0.645

0.79

1.174

0.354–3.886

PR

0.0012a

0.358

0.192–0.668

0.045a

0.291

0.087–0.972

HER2

0.0024a

3.637

1.582–8.362

0.0046a

3.710

1.498–9.191

p53

0.0002a

3.371

1.765–6.440

0.013a

2.364

1.198–4.665

Ki67

0.16

1.539

0.849–2.790


aP < 0.05 is considered significant. CI, confidence interval; ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; RR, relative risk.

Yamashita et al. Breast Cancer Research 2006 8:R48   doi:10.1186/bcr1536

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