Table 4.

Unadjusted analysis of the effect of variables on 10-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS).

CharacteristicsOS No. (%)PDFS No. (%)P
Age, years0.850.71
    < 50252 (82)228 (74)
    ≥ 50191 (82)167 (72)
Tumor size (pT)0.290.11
    T1152 (84)140 (77)
    T2291 (81)255 (71)
Tumor location0.520.30
    Medial102 (83)90 (73)
    Central107 (86)98 (78)
    Lateral234 (80)207 (71)
Histology0.520.18
    Ductal354 (82)312 (72)
    Non-Ductal89 (84)83 (78)
Histological grade0.350.61
    Grade I223 (93)199 (83)
    Grade II42 (80)41 (77)
    Grade III178 (72)155 (63)
Number of positive nodes< 0.0010.001
    None303 (87)272 (78)
    1-3 nodes140 (73)123 (64)
Positive nodes (%)< 0.001< 0.001
    ≤ 20%440 (83)393 (74)
    > 20%3 (43)2 (29)
Estrogen receptor status0.680.80
    Positive161 (79)147 (72)
    Negative146 (80)128 (70)
Progesterone receptor status0.260.42
    Positive166 (85)146 (75)
    Negative154 (77)138 (69)
Preoperation chemotherapy0.280.67
    Yes92 (77)88 (74)
    No351 (83)307 (73)
Postoperation chemotherapy0.040.39
    Yes418 (83)371 (74)
    No25 (69)24 (67)
Cycles of postoperation chemotherapy0.0560.11
    ≤ 4296 (81)262 (72)
    > 4122 (88)109 (78)
Radiotherapy0.460.73
    Yes231 (84)204 (74)
    No212 (80)191 (72)
Hormonal therapy0.560.62
    Yes198 (84)176 (75)
    No245 (80)219 (72)