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Table 3 Survival outcomes in association with telomerase expression and telomere length in all patients

From: Telomerase expression and telomere length in breast cancer and their associations with adjuvant treatment and disease outcome

Variable

Overall Survival

Disease-free Survival

 

HR (95% CI)*

AHR (95% CI)**

HR (95% CI)*

AHR (95% CI)**

Telomerase

    

Low telomerase

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

High telomerase

1.46 (0.87 to 2.45)

1.31 (0.78 to 2.22)

1.25 (0.80 to 1.95)

1.21 (0.79 to 1.94)

Telomere length

    

Short telomere

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Long telomere

0.79 (0.47 to 1.31)

0.83 (0.49 to 1.40)

0.84 (0.55 to 1.31)

0.83 (0.53 to 1.31)

  1. *HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
  2. ** AHR, adjusted hazard ratio; adjusted for patient age at surgery, disease stage, tumor grade, histological type, estrogen- and progesterone-receptor status.