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Table 3 Effects of body fat percentage change on distant metastasis and all-cause mortality in women with breast cance (N = 131)

From: Association between changes in body fat and disease progression after breast cancer surgery is moderated by menopausal status

 

B (± SE)

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

p

Metastasis

 Advanced disease (Stage III)

1.90 (± 0.45)

6.71 (2.78–16.17)

< .001

 ER positive

0.82 (± 0.56)

2.26 (0.75–6.84)

.148

 PR positive

−0.91 (± 0.52)

0.40 (0.15–1.11)

.080

 Age

−0.02 (± 0.03)

0.98 (0.93–1.03)

.372

 Regular exercise

0.06 (± 0.53)

1.07 (0.38–3.00)

.905

 % body fat change

0.11 (± 0.06)

1.11 (0.99–1.25)

.063

Death

 Advanced disease (Stage III)

2.97 (± 0.69)

19.49 (5.10–74.56)

< .001

 ER positive

0.41 (± 0.74)

1.51 (0.36–6.38)

.576

 PR positive

−0.98 (± 0.69)

0.37 (0.10–1.45)

.155

 Age

0.02 (± 0.04)

1.02 (0.95–1.10)

.537

 Regular exercise

−0.30 (± 0.72)

0.74 (0.18–3.05)

.676

 % body fat change

0.13 (± 0.08)

1.14 (0.97–1.33)

.104

  1. Body fat % change = body fat percentage at 6 months after surgery minus body fat percentage before surgery
  2. ER estrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor