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Table 3 Predictors of chest wall recurrence after mastectomy for DCIS: Univariate analysis

From: Close or positive resection margins are not associated with an increased risk of chest wall recurrence in women with DCIS treated by mastectomy: a population-based analysis

Parameter

 

Reference

Chest wall recurrence

HR (95% CI)

p value

Age

Continuous

-

0.98 (0.95-1.01)

0.19

 

<45

>50

1.29 (0.55-3.02)

0.72

 

45-50

>50

1.3 (0.58-3.16)

0.7

Nuclear Grade

High

Low

3.0 (0.4-23.1)

0.29

 

Intermediate

Low

1.4 (0.16-12.60)

0.76

 

Unreported

Low

2.3 (0.31-17.53)

0.41

Margin Width

≤2 mm

>2 mm

2.1 (0.86-5.1)

0.10

 

Unreported

 

1.59 (0.54, 4.37)

0.35

Multifocality

Present

Absent

0.7 (0.28-1.62)

0.36

Necrosis

Present

Absent

1.7 (0.23-13.1)

0.60

Histological Subtype

Cribriform

Solid

0.5 (0.17-1.37)

0.16

 

Other

Solid

0

0.98

 

Unreported

Solid

0.48 (0.18-1.24)

0.13

Breast Surgeon

Volume (quintile)

1

5

2.6 (0.89-7.37)

0.08

2

5

1.1 (0.31-3.70)

0.91

 

3

5

1.80 (0.59-5.49)

0.30

 

4

5

1.4 (0.43-4.26)

0.61

Year of Diagnosis

1997-1999

1994-1996

0.60 (0.28-1.29)

0.13

 

2000-2002

1994-1996

0.43 (0.19-1.00)

0.13

  1. CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio