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Table 2 Univariate and multivariable analysis for relapses free period stratified by age for patients naive to systemic treatment

From: Age determines the prognostic role of the cancer stem cell marker aldehyde dehydrogenase-1 in breast cancer

Characteristic

Patients < 65 years

Patients > 65 years

  

Univariate analysis

Multivariable analysis

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariable analysis

 

N

HR

95% CI

P

HR

95% CI

P

N

HR

95% CI

P

HR

95% CI

P

Age

   

.74

          

< 40

33

1

     

0

      

40-50

98

1.10

0.62-1.96

    

0

      

50-60

101

1.29

0.73-2.29

    

0

      

> 60

44

1.29

0.66-2.52

    

154

      

Grade

   

.03

  

0.21

   

.01

  

.29

I

31

1

  

1

  

24

1

  

1

  

II

131

1.45

0.76-2.75

 

1.06

0.40-2.78

 

74

1.73

0.66-4.58

 

1.30

0.48-3.58

 

III

75

2.17

1.12-4.20

 

1.54

0.58-4.11

 

44

3.66

1.39-9.61

 

2.01

0.70-5.75

 

Histological type

   

.54

      

.53

   

Ductal

223

1

     

124

1

     

Other

15

1.24

0.63-2.45

    

18

0.74

0.30-1.87

    

Tumor stage

   

< .001

  

0.05

   

.03

  

.90

pT1

137

1

  

1

  

59

1

  

1

  

pT2

109

1.66

1.16-2.37

 

1.60

1.01-2.55

 

71

2.23

1.22-4.09

 

1.16

0.56-2.40

 

pT3/4

22

2.73

1.57-4.76

 

2.04

1.07-3.88

 

18

2.11

0.82-5.45

 

1.23

0.42-3.63

 

Nodal stage

   

< .001

  

< 0.001

   

< .001

  

< .001

Negative

204

1

  

1

  

109

1

  

1

  

Positive

69

4.25

3.02-5.99

 

4.44

2.89-6.82

 

36

3.94

2.28-6.82

 

3.33

1.77-6.24

 

ER status

   

.59

      

.22

   

Negative

87

1

     

40

1

     

Positive

126

0.90

0.66-1.32

    

95

1.53

0.78-2.98

    

PgR status

   

.78

      

.78

   

Negative

84

1

     

55

1

     

Positive

123

0.95

0.64-1.40

    

81

1.08

0.61-1.92

    

HER2 status

   

.26

      

.05

   

Negative

143

1

     

105

1

     

Positive

19

1.44

0.76-2.71

    

4

0.05

0.00-23.3

    

ALDH1 status

   

.01

  

0.02

   

.14

   

Negative

77

1

  

1

  

63

1

     

Positive

116

1.75

1.14-2.68

 

1.71

1.09-2.68

 

61

0.64

0.35-1.16

    
  1. Abbreviations: N number of patients; HR hazard ratio; ER estrogen receptor; PgR progesterone receptor; HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; ALDH1 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1