Table 4 Comparison of risk factors calculated using the univariate logistic analysis, multivariable logistic analysis and Bootstrap for variables.
From: A model building exercise of mortality risk for Taiwanese women with breast cancer
| Univariate logistic analysis | Multivariate logistic analysis | Bootstrap for Variables in the Equation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | P-value | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | P-value | Std. Error | 95% CI | P-value |
| Age (years) | |||||||||
| 36-60 (a) | 2.646 (c v.s. a) | (1.232, 5.650) | 0.002 | 3.937 (c v.s. a) | (1.403, 11.111) | 0.003 | 0.892 | (0.945, 12.195) | 0.013 |
| 61-85 (b) | 1.342 (c.v.s. b) | (0.579, 3.115) | 1.548 (c v.s. b) | (0.492, 4.878) | 0.924 | (0.370, 5.348) | |||
| 20-35 (c) | |||||||||
| Ultrasound | |||||||||
| M | 3.584 | (2.088, 6.173) | <0.0001 | 1.977 | (1.545, 4.367) | <0.0001 | 0.471 | (1.023, 4.993) | 0.111 |
| N, B, I, S | |||||||||
| Mammography | |||||||||
| BR5 | 3.717 | (1.898, 7.299) | 0.0001 | 3.058 | (1.049, 8.929) | 0.048 | 1.315 | (1.121, 1.530) | 0.028 |
| BR1-4 | |||||||||
| Diagnostic method | |||||||||
| Others | 2.331 | (1.422, 3.846) | 0.001 | 2.519 | (1.172, 5.410) | 0.028 | 0.427 | (1.119, 6.303) | 0.016 |
| Core biopsy | |||||||||
| Tumor grade | |||||||||
| III | 2.172 | (1.486, 3.176) | <0.0001 | 1.671 | (1.215, 2.829) | 0.01 | 0.322 | (0.966, 3.347) | 0.075 |
| II | |||||||||
| I | |||||||||
| Lymph node | |||||||||
| N3 | 4.053 | (2.850, 5.755) | <0.0001 | 3.037 | (1.808, 5.104) | <0.0001 | 0.335 | (1.624, 6.221) | 0.001 |
| N1 or N2 | |||||||||
| N0 | |||||||||
| ER/PR | |||||||||
| (-, -), (-, +), (+, -) | 1.99 | (1.194, 3.331) | 0.009 | 2.778 | (1.231, 6.260) | 0.045 | 0.451 | (1.306, 7.996) | 0.011 |
| (+, +) | |||||||||
| Chemotherapy | |||||||||
| Yes (a) | 2.558 (c v.s. a) | (1.263, 5.155) | <0.0001 | 4.348 | (1.631, 11.494) | 0.002 | 0.852 | (1.339, 13.514) | 0.003 |
| No (b) | 16.393 (c v.s. b) | (5.051, 52.632) | 12.658 | (2.558, 62.5) | 3.761 | (18.868, 2.87*109) | |||
| Abandonment or Refusal (c) | |||||||||
