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Table 3 T3 tertiles and risk of specific prognostic factors in breast cancer

From: T3 levels in relation to prognostic factors in breast cancer: a population-based prospective cohort study

Tumour group

Tertile*

Cases

HR

HR**

HR***

  

(n)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

All

Tertile 1

38

1.0

1.0

1.0

n = 149

Tertile 2

54

1.25 (0.85-1.84)

1.33 (0.90-1.97)

1.38 (0.93-2.04)

 

Tertile 3

57

1.34 (0.92-1.97)

1.50 (1.01-2.23)

1.61 (1.07-2.43)

Grade I

Tertile 1

12

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 42

Tertile 2

20

1.51 (0.74-3.09)

1.57 (0.76-3.26)

1.68 (0.81-3.49)

 

Tertile 3

10

0.79 (0.34-1.82)

0.84 (0.35-2.01)

0.97 (0.40-2.37)

Grade II

Tertile 1

14

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 56

Tertile 2

14

0.91 (0.43-1.19)

0.95 (0.45-2.01)

0.98 (0.46-2.69)

 

Tertile 3

28

1.89 (1.00-3.50)

2.04 (1.04-4.00)

2.13 (1.06-4.30)

Grade III

Tertile 1

7

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 38

Tertile 2

17

2.21 (0.92-5.32)

2.30 (0.94-5.61)

2.34 (0.96-5.74)

 

Tertile 3

14

1.90 (0.77-4.71)

2.04 (0.80-5.23)

2.14 (0.82-5.59)

Size ≤20 mm

Tertile 1

28

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 93

Tertile 2

31

1.01 (0.60-1.68)

1.04 (0.62-1.75)

1.09 (0.65-1.84)

 

Tertile 3

34

1.15 (0.70-1.89)

1.21 (0.72-2.05)

1.36 (0.79-2.33)

Size >20 mm

Tertile 1

6

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 45

Tertile 2

20

3.02 (1.21-7.53)

3.21 (1.28-8.07)

3.19 (1.26-8.06)

 

Tertile 3

19

3.01 (1.20-7.53)

3.33 (1.30-8.58)

3.17 (1.20-8.36)

Node positive

Tertile 1

5

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 39

Tertile 2

16

2.90 (1.06-7.92)

3.22 (1.17-8.87)

3.36 (1.22-9.30)

 

Tertile 3

18

3.40 (1.26-9.16)

4.08 (1.47-11.32)

4.53 (1.60-12.83)

Node negative

Tertile 1

27

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 91

Tertile 2

33

1.11 (0.67-1.85)

1.13 (0.67-1.89)

1.18 (0.70-1.99)

 

Tertile 3

31

1.08 (0.65-1.82)

1.12 (0.65-1.92)

1.20 (0.69-2.10)

ER positive

Tertile 1

28

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 105

Tertile 2

41

1.32 (0.82-2.15)

1.37 (0.84-2.23)

1.42 (0.87-2.32)

 

Tertile 3

36

1.22 (0.74-1.99)

1.28 (0.77-2.15)

1.39 (0.82-2.36)

ER negative

Tertile 1

6

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 36

Tertile 2

11

1.67 (0.62-4.52)

1.75 (0.64-4.77)

1.85 (0.68-5.09)

 

Tertile 3

19

3.01 (1.20-7.53)

3.24 (1.25-8.40)

3.52 (1.32-9.41)

PGR positive

Tertile 1

27

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 97

Tertile 2

36

1.21 (0.73-1.99)

1.25 (0.75-2.08)

1.27 (0.77-2.13)

 

Tertile 3

34

1.19 (0.72-1.97)

1.26 (0.74-2.14)

1.32 (0.77-2.27)

PGR negative

Tertile 1

7

1.00

1.00

1.00

n = 44

Tertile 2

16

2.09 (0.86-5.07)

2.15 (0.87-5.29)

2.35 (0.96-5.80)

 

Tertile 3

21

2.87 (1.22-6.75)

3.03 (1.25-7.34)

3.52 (1.42-8.75)

  1. *Cut-offs: tertile 1 (<1.70 ), tertile 2 (1.70-1.90 ), and tertile 3 (>1.9 ), **adjusted for age, ***adjusted for age and oral contraceptives.