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Table 5 Multivariate predictors of overall survival

From: The utility of 18 F-FDG PET/CT for suspected recurrent breast cancer: impact and prognostic stratification

 

No of observed deaths

HR

95% CI

P

Model 1

36/58

   

 Age (per 10 years)

 

1.4

1.1–1.7

0.02

 Invasive ductal carcinoma vs. other type

 

2.6

1.3–5.3

0.007

 Initial stage II, III, IV vs. I

 

4.1

1.7–10.3

0.002

 PET/CT positive vs negative

 

3.5

1.5–8.2

0.005

Model 2

36/58

   

 Age (per 10 years)

 

1.4

1.1–1.8

0.01

 Invasive ductal carcinoma vs. other

 

2.9

1.4–5.8

0.003

 Initial stage II, III, IV vs. I

 

5.4

2.1–13.4

<0.001

 Conventional Imaging positive vs. negative

 

2.0

0.7–5.7

0.22

  1. CI = Confidence Interval; HR = Hazard Ratio; PET/CT = Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography. Significant p values in bold.