Table 6 Univariate Cox proportional hazard analysis (disease-free survival) in the oestrogen-receptor-negative cohort
Variable | Evaluation | Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Tumour size | T1 (≤ 2 mm) | 1 | |
T2 (2 < T ≤ 5 mm) | 1.45 (0.40 to 5.21) | 0.567 | |
T3 (>5 mm) | 3.57 (0.88 to 14.4) | 0.073 | |
Lymph node stage | Negative | 1 | |
1 to 3 lymph nodes | 0.47 (0.10 to 2.16) | 0.338 | |
>3 lymph nodes | 2.49 (1.02 to 6.03) | 0.044 | |
Tumour grade | Grade I | a | |
Grade II | 1 | ||
Grade III | 2.85 (1.05 to 7.57) | 0.040 | |
HER-2/neu expression | HER-2/neu-negative | 1 | |
HER-2/neu-positive | 2.04 (0.90 to 4.61) | 0.086 | |
FOXA1 expression | FOXA1-positive | 1 | |
FOXA1-negative | 3.61 (0.83 to 15.60) | 0.086 | |
GATA-3 expression | GATA-3-positive | 1 | |
GATA-3-negative | 1.53 (0.44 to 5.28) | 0.495 |