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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards model for overall survival in breast cancer patients (nā€‰=ā€‰175)

From: PTPRO promoter methylation is predictive of poorer outcome for HER2-positive breast cancer: indication for personalized therapy

Clinicopathological parameters

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Hazard ratio

CI 95%

P-value

Hazard ratio

CI 95%

P- value

Estrogen receptor

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

positive (vs. negative)

0.737

0.285-1.906

0.530

Ā Ā Ā 

Progesterone receptor

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

positive (vs. negative)

0.559

0.214-1.458

0.235

Ā Ā Ā 

HER2

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

positive (vs. negative)

1.765

0.661-4.716

0.257

Ā Ā Ā 

Hormone receptor

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

positive (vs. negative)

0.737

0.285-1.906

0.530

Ā Ā Ā 

Age

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

>ā€‰=ā€‰45 (vs. <45)

1.886

0.626-5.684

0.260

Ā Ā Ā 

Histological grade

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

III (vs. II & I )

2.572

1.238-5.342

0.011

Ā Ā Ā 

pT

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

4 & 3 (vs. 2 & 1)

1.724

0.996-2.985

0.052

1.77

1.005-3.118

0.048

pN

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

positive (vs. negative)

4.343

1.263-14.933

0.020

4.40

1.238-15.673

0.022

Stage

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

III (vs. II & I )

1.985

0.878-4.489

0.100

Ā Ā Ā 

PTPRO methylation

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

methylated (vs. unmethylated)

3.273

0.754-14.209

0.113

Ā Ā Ā 

PTPRO methylation & HER2 status

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Methylated/HER2+ (vs. others)

2.749

1.065-7.097

0.037

3.663

1.371-9.784

0.010

  1. 3 cases were censored cases before the earliest event in a stratum.
  2. Clinical tumor size and nodal status according to TNM staging system.
  3. Bold values indicate significance. CI, Confidence interval; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.