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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of overall survival according to the surgeon class (N = 3928)

From: For patients with breast cancer, geographic and social disparities are independent determinants of access to specialized surgeons. A eleven-year population-based multilevel analysis

 

Overall survival (%)

Univariate analysis Log-Rank p-value

Cox Multivariate analysis

Hazard ratio (95% CI*)

p-value

Surgeon class

    

High-volume

87.2

< 0.001

0.81 (0.67-0.98)

0.027

Others

81.6

1

Age at diagnosis

  

< 50 years old

90.0

< 0.001

0.87 (0.68-1.11)

0.267

50 to 74 years old

89.6

1

 

> 74 years old

61.2

3.31 (2.71-4.04)

< 0.001

T stage

    

T1

90.4

< 0.001

1

 

T2

76.6

1.67 (1.35-2.05)

< 0.001

T3 or 4

51.9

2.70 (2.00-3.63)

< 0.001

Node status

    

N0

90.4

< 0.001

1

< 0.001

N+

76.2

1.92 (1.58-2.32)

Metastasis status

    

M0

86.8

< 0.001

1

< 0.001

M+

34.8

3.32 (2.37-4.64)

At least one comorbidity

    

Yes

87.5

< 0.001

1.04 (0.85-1.26)

0.720

No

79.7

1

Circumstances of diagnosis

    

Screening

93.0

< 0.001

0.54 (0.43-0.68)

< 0.001

Clinical symptoms

83.1

1

  1. * CI: Confidence Interval.