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Table 5 Incidence rates and hazard rates for subdivisions of molecular subtypes according to proliferation status and year of birth a

From: Long term trends of breast cancer incidence according to proliferation status

Molecular subtype

Proliferation marker

Born before

1929

Born in 1929

or later

HR

95% CI

Ki-67 (%)

 HER2+

< 15

7.0

7.5

1.1

(0.7–1.9)

≥15

11.4

17.2

1.6

(1.1–2.4)

 Triple negative

< 15

3.7

2.7

1.1

(0.5–2.6)

≥15

8.3

9.7

1.4

(0.9–2.3)

 HER2+

< 30

13.2

14.8

1.2

(0.8–1.7)

≥30

5.2

9.9

2.1

(1.3–3.6)

 Triple negative

< 30

6.1

4.3

1.1

(0.6–2.2)

≥30

5.8

8.0

1.5

(0.9–2.5)

Mitoses/mm2

 HER2+

≤3.6

6.0

9.7

1.9

(1.1–3.2)

> 3.6

13.3

15.1

1.2

(0.8–1.7)

 Triple negative

≤3.6

3.6

2.4

1.0

(0.4–2.4)

> 3.6

9.3

10.0

1.3

(0.8–2.1)

 HER2+

< 7.7

13.2

18.8

1.5

(1.0–2.1)

≥7.7

6.2

5.9

1.1

(0.6–1.9)

 Triple negative

< 7.7

7.5

5.1

1.1

(0.6–1.9)

≥7.7

5.5

7.3

1.5

(0.8–2.5)

  1. a Analyses were limited to participants between 50 and 80 years
  2. b HER2+ comprises luminal B (HER2+) and HER2-type tumours
  3. c Trippel Negative comprises basal phenotype and 5 negative phenotype tumours
  4. Abbreviations: HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval