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Table 2 Prognostic factors for OS in elderly patients without PMRT by univariable and multivariable analysis

From: The trade-off of post-mastectomy radiotherapy usage for the breast cancer patients aged 70 years or older: a study based on SEER database

Characteristics

Univariable

Multivariable

Hazard ratio

95%CI

P value

Hazard ratio

95%CI

P value

Age group at diagnosis, y

  

0.000

  

0.000

70–74

Reference

  

Reference

  

75–79

1.535

1.440–1.637

0.000

1.449

1.359–1.546

0.000

80–84

2.440

2.291-2.600

0.000

2.133

1.998–2.277

0.000

≥85

4.241

3.975–4.525

0.000

3.162

2.949–3.390

0.000

Race

  

0.000

  

0.000

White

Reference

  

Reference

  

Black

1.199

1.113–1.290

0.000

1.360

1.236–1.497

0.000

Others

0.656

0.596–0.721

0.000

1.510

1.344–1.697

0.000

Marital Status

  

0.000

  

0.000

Married

Reference

  

Reference

  

Unmarried

1.708

1.629–1.791

0.000

1.270

1.209–1.334

0.000

Laterality

  

0.512

   

Left

Reference

     

Right

0.986

0.944–1.029

0.512

   

Grade

  

0.000

  

0.000

Grade I

Reference

  

Reference

  

Grade II

1.325

1.240–1.417

0.000

1.101

1.029–1.178

0.005

Grade III + IV

1.899

1.776–2.030

0.000

1.337

1.243–1.439

0.000

T

  

0.000

  

0.000

T0/T1

Reference

  

Reference

  

T2

1.827

1.742–1.917

0.000

1.431

1.360–1.505

0.000

T3

3.151

2.906–3.416

0.000

1.904

1.745–2.077

0.000

T4

4.664

4.260–5.108

0.000

2.343

2.123–2.585

0.000

N

  

0.000

  

0.000

N0

Reference

  

Reference

  

N1

1.556

1.479–1.636

0.000

1.381

1.311–1.456

0.000

N2

2.893

2.690–3.110

0.000

2.103

1.945–2.273

0.000

N3

4.649

4.260–5.074

0.000

3.312

3.011–3.642

0.000

ER

  

0.000

  

0.000

Negative

Reference

  

Reference

  

Positive/Borderline

0.686

0.652–0.722

0.000

0.817

0.762–0.877

0.000

PR

  

0.000

  

0.000

Negative

Reference

  

Reference

  

Positive/Borderline

0.704

0.673–0.736

0.000

0.854

0.805–0.906

0.000

Chemotherapy

  

0.000

  

0.000

No/Unknown

Reference

  

Reference

  

Yes

0.803

0.754–0.855

0.000

1.454

1.358–1.558

0.000

  1. PMRT = post-mastectomy radiotherapy; ER = estrogen receptor; PR = progesterone receptor; OS = overall survival