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Table 3 Final model of multivariate Cox regression analysis for prediction of recurrence-free survival among univariately significant parameters.

From: Circulating tumor cells, disease recurrence and survival in newly diagnosed breast cancer

Parameter

HR

95% CI

P

CTC 0 vs ≥1

1.63

0.83-3.19

0.155

Differentiation grade

   

I

1.00

 

0.003

II

2.56

0.84-7.78

0.097

III

5.49

1.82-16.54

0.003

T stage

   

1

1.00

 

0.038

2

1.88

1.00-3.55

0.050

3+4

3.38

1.14-10.00

0.028

  1. CI, confidence interval; CTC, circulating tumor cells; HR, hazard ratio.