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Associated characteristics with relapse-free survival by uni- and multi-variate survival analysis

CharacteristicsUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Mean survival (months) (95% CI)Log rankP HR (95% CI)P
Age (years)2.0340.154
= 5051 (41–60)
> 5061 (53–69)
Menstrual status1.9270.165
Premenopausal51 (42–60)
Postmenopausal61 (53–70)
Clinical tumor stage0.0010.985
cT1–257 (48–65)
cT3–453 (44–63)
Clinical lymph node stage2.9190.088
cN0–166 (55–77)1
cN2–352 (45–60)1.554 (0.563–4.291)0.395
Pathologic tumor stage0.2870.592
yT1–258 (50–65)
yT3–450 (38–63)
Pathologic lymph node stage0.1950.658
yN060 (45–74)
yN1–355 (48–62)
Histological grade9.6300.008*
1–267 (59–75)1
349 (40–57)3.422 (1.188–9.858)0.023*
Unclearly57 (57–57)
Histologic type1.9210.166
Invasive ductal carcinoma56 (49–62)
Other57 (57–57)
ER8.0050.005*
Negative42 (32–53)1
Positive63 (56–70)0.477 (0.127–1.792)0.273
PR4.7650.029*
Negative46 (37–55)1
Positive63 (55–71)0.795 (0.208–3.042)0.738
Her-21.5910.207
Negative60 (52–67)
Positive50 (39–61)
Postsurgical Ki678.5260.004*
= 25%65 (58–73)1
> 25%44 (35–53)1.093 (0.449–2.664)0.844
Ki67 decrease7.3270.007*
= 12.5%46 (37–54)1
> 12.5%66 (59–74)0.353 (0.147–0.850)0.020*
Molecular subtype5.8750.118
HR(+)/Her-2(–)62 (54–70)
HR(+)/Her-2(+)62 (46–77)
HR(–)/Her-2(+)43 (29–56)
TN41 (23–58)

*P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Abbreviations: ER, estrogen receptor; Her-2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HR(+), hormonal receptor (+); PR, progestrone receptor; TN, triple negative.