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Table 1 Determinants of Breast Conserving Surgery Among 722 Cases of Early Stage Breast Cancer

From: The use of breast conserving surgery: linking insurance claims with tumor registry data

Variable

 

No. of patients

Odds ratio (95% CI)

  

BCS

Mastectomy

Univariate analysis

Combined analysis

All

 

381

341

  

Ethnicity

Caucasian

71

66

1

1

 

Japanese

170

147

1.08 (0.72–1.61)

0.85 (0.55–1.31)

 

Hawaiian

48

40

1.12 (0.65–1.91)

1.24 (0.71–2.17)

 

Filipino

35

47

0.69 (0.39–1.20)

0.65 (0.37–1.15)

 

Chinese

32

25

1.19 (0.64–2.22)

0.97 (0.50–1.86)

 

Other

24

16

1.45 (0.71–2.96)

1.33 (0.64–2.77)

Residence

Oahu

299

232

1.71 (1.23–2.39)

1.67 (1.17–2.38)

 

Other

82

109

1

1

Age at diagnosis

<50 yrs

110

109

Continuous (per 10 years)

 
 

50–64 yrs

186

166

1.01 (1.001–1.028)

1.01 (0.99–1.04)

 

65+ yrs

85

66

  

Menopausal status

Pre Post

110 271

109 232

1 1.16 (0.84–1.59)

1 0.75 (0.46–1.23)

Marital status

Married

262

244

0.88 (0.64–1.21)

0.94 (0.68–1.32)

 

Unmarried

119

97

1

1

Health plan

FFS

330

300

0.89 (0.57–1.37)

0.87 (0.55–1.38)

 

HMO

51

41

1

1

TNM stage

I

266

200

1

1

 

IIA

86

85

0.76 (0.54–1.08)

0.99 (0.66–1.51)

 

IIB

29

56

0.39 (0.24–0.63)

0.61 (0.32–1.19)

Tumor size

<1 cm

113

83

Continuous

(per 1 cm)

 

1–1.9 cm

177

139

0.97 (0.96–0.99)

0.98 (0.96–1.00)

 

2 + cm

91

119

  

Tumor grade

Well diff.

77

49

1.51 (1.02–2.24)

1.25 (0.83–1.89)

 

Other

304

292

1

1

Comorbid conditions

0

230

201

Continuous (per score)

 
 

1

109

102

0.97 (0.78–1.19)

0.91 (0.72–1.14)

 

2+

42

38

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