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Table 5 Univariable analysis of relapse-free survival

From: Influence of pre-operative oral carbohydrate loading vs. standard fasting on tumor proliferation and clinical outcome in breast cancer patients ─ a randomized trial

 

Whole cohort (n = 61)

ER positive patients (n = 50)

Characteristics

Event/at risk (% survival)

Log rank P

HR

95% CI

Event/at risk (% survival)

Log rank P

HR

95% CI

Pre-operative randomization

 Fasting

2/35 (94)

0.049

1

 

1/29 (97)

 

1

 

 Carbohydrates

6/26 (77)

 

4.4

0.9 to 21.7

6/21 (71)

0.012

9.3

1.1 to 77.7

Nodal status

 N0

3/43 (93)

 

1

 

3/33 (91)

 

1

 

 N+

5/18 (13)

0.03

9.8

1.10 to 88.1

4/17 (77)

0.16

2.8

0.63 to 12.6

Tumor size

 T1

3/45 (93)

 

1

 

3/39 (92)

 

1

 

 T2

5/16 (69)

0.009

5.5

1.3 to 23.2

4/11 (64)

0.008

6.0

1.3 to 27.0

Nottingham gradeb

 

0.33

   

0.31

  

 Grade 1

0/11 (100)

 

1

 

0/11 (100)

 

1

 

 Grade 2

5/30 (83)

Inf.

Inf.

5/30 (83)

 

Inf.

Inf.

 Grade 3

3/20 (85)

inf.

Inf.

2/9 (78)

 

inf.

Inf.

Estrogen receptor

    

 Positive (≥ 1%)

7/50 (86)

 

1

 

 Negative (< 1%)

1/11 (91)

0.67

1.6

0.2 to 12.7

Progesterone receptor

 Positive (≥10%)

4/41 (37)

 

1

 

3/37 (92)

 

1

 

 Negative (< 10%)

4/20 (80)

0.27

2.1

0.5 to 8.6

4/13 (69)

0.048

4.0

0.90 to 18.1

HER2

        

 Negative (0 to 1+)

7/57 (88)

 

1

 

6/49 (88)

 

1

 

 Positive (2+ to 3+)

1/4 (75)

0.46

2.1

0.3 to 17.5

1/1 (0)

0.005

11.7

1.3 to 105.1

MAI

 < 10

5/41 (88)

 

1

 

4/39 (90)

 

1

 

 ≥ 10

3/19 (66)

0.66

1.4

0.3 to 5.8

3/10 (70)

0.09

3.4

0.8 to15.2

MAI

 < 3

2/16 (88)

 

1

 

2/16 (88)

 

1

 

 ≥ 3

6/44 (86)

0.89

1.1

0.2 to 5.5

5/33 (85)

0.80

1.2

0.2 to 6.4

PPH3

 < 13

3/35 (91)

 

1

 

3/35 (91)

 

1

 

 ≥ 13

5/26 (81)

0.26

2.2

0.5 to 9.4

4/15 (73)

0.12

3.1

0.7 to 14.0

Ki67

 < 15

0/26 (100)

   

0/25 (100)

 

1

 

 ≥ 15

8/34 (77)

0.008

7/24 (71)

0.003

a

a

Ki67

 < 30

3/38 (92)

 

1

 

3/37 (92)

 

1

 

 ≥ 30

5/22 (77)

0.093

3.2

0.8 to 13.4

4/12 (67)

0.023

4.8

1.1 to 21.8

TILs

 Negative (< 10%)

2/13 (85)

   

7/55 (87)

 

1

 

 Positive (≥10%)

6/48 (88)

0.77

1.4

0.2 to 3.9

1/6 (83)

0.75

2.2

0.24

Luminal statusc

 Luminal A

3/39 (92)

   

2/28 (93)

   

 Luminal B

5/22 (77)

0.091

3.2

0.77 to 13.5

5/22 (77)

0.11

3.5

0.68 to 18.1

Chemotherapy

 Yes

6/29 (79)

 

1

 

5/20 (75)

 

1

 

 No

2/32 (94)

0.096

0.28

0.06 to 1.4

2/30 (93)

0.069

0.25

0.05 to 1.3

Radiotherapy

 Yes

6/43 (86)

 

1

 

5/38 (87)

 

1

 

 No

2/17 (88)

0.90

0.91

0.18 to 4.5

2/12 (83)

0.72

1.4

0.26 to 7.0

Endocrine Therapy

 Yes

7/39 (82)

 

1

 

6/36 (83)

 

1

 

 No

1/22 (96)

0.15

0.24

0.03 to 2.0

1/14 (93)

0.38

0.40

0.05 to 3.3

BMI-25d

 < 25

3/31 (90)

 

1

 

3/26 (89)

 

1

 

 ≥ 25

4/23 (83)

0.40

1.9

0.42 to 8.4

3/20 (85)

0.70

1.4

0.28 to 6.8

BMI-75pe

 < 75p

4/41 (90)

 

1

 

4/36 (89)

 

1

 

 ≥ 75p

3/13 (77)

0.201

2.57

0.57 to 11.5

2/10 (80)

0.417

1.99

0.36 to 10.9

Smoking

 -Never smoked

4/15 (73)

 

1

 

3/12 (87)

 

1

 

 -Former smoker

1/23 (96)

 

0.22

0.025 to 2.00

1/20 (95)

 

0.26

0.027 to 2.5

 -Ongoing smoking

1/14 (93)

0.065

0.14

0.015 to 1.22

1/12 (92)

0.15

0.17

0.017 to 1.6

  1. BMI Body mass index, HRT Hormonal replacement therapy, T Tumor size in mm or category, N Pathological lymph node status, LN Lymph node, N0 Node negative, N+ Node positive (assessed by pathologists), HER-2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, MAI Mitotic activity index, TILs Tumor infiltrating leucocytes, PPH3 Phosphorylated phospho-histone 3
  2. aHR (95% CI) was not computed, as the equation did not converge, and no events occurred in one or more categories
  3. bHistological grading was performed according to the Nottingham algorithm
  4. cLuminal A = ER+/HER2−/Ki67 < 15% and Luminal B = ER+/HER2−/Ki67 ≥ 15% or ER+/HER2 +
  5. dBMI-25 represents a dichotomized BMI < 25 or ≥ 25 on the BMI scale
  6. eBMI-75p represents a dichotomized BMI with cut off < /≥ 75 percentile, i.e., </≥ 26.8 on the BMI scale