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Table 4 Multivariate analysis for recurrence-free survival and distant recurrence-free survival

From: [18F]FDG uptake of bone marrow on PET/CT for predicting distant recurrence in breast cancer patients after surgical resection

Model

Variables

Recurrence-free survival

Distant recurrent-free survival

p value

HR (95% CI)

p value

HR (95% CI)

Model 1*

T2 stage (vs. T1 stage)

0.002

6.72 (1.97–22.90)

0.078

4.06 (0.85–19.29)

T3–4 stage (vs. T1 stage)

< 0.001

14.30 (3.65–56.12)

0.002

15.96 (2.90–87.91)

N1–3 stage (vs. N0 stage)

0.187

1.66 (0.78–3.50)

0.849

1.11 (0.39–3.17)

BLR (1.0 increase)

0.006

11.04 (1.96–62.15)

0.001

34.16 (4.05–288.23)

Model 2**

Negative ER (vs. positive)

0.002

4.55 (1.73–12.00)

0.003

8.71 (2.58–64.19)

Negative PR (vs. positive)

0.537

1.36 (0.51–3.58)

0.518

0.52 (0.07–3.81)

Triple negative tumor

0.524

1.34 (0.54–3.30)

0.273

1.92 (0.60–6.18)

BLR (1.0 increase)

< 0.001

51.41 (9.35–282.74)

< 0.001

162.31 (20.73–1271.00)

Model 3***

PLR (1.0 increase)

0.048

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

0.030

1.01 (1.00–1.01)

BLR (1.0 increase)

< 0.001

18.08 (3.52–92.80)

< 0.001

61.13 (8.58–435.36)

Model 4*

Maximum SUV (1.00 increase)

0.025

1.05 (1.01–1.10)

0.183

1.05 (0.98–1.12)

TLG (1.00 g increase)

< 0.001

1.01 (1.00–1.01)

0.010

1.01 (1.00–1.01)

BLR (1.0 increase)

< 0.001

23.16 (4.51–119.06)

< 0.001

62.59 (8.76–447.36)

Model 5**

T2 stage (vs. T1 stage)

0.004

6.16 (1.82–20.88)

0.136

3.25 (0.69–15.30)

T3–4 stage (vs. T1 stage)

< 0.001

11.09 (2.90–42.32)

0.007

9.49 (1.85–48.68)

Negative ER (vs. positive)

0.003

2.90 (1.44–5.86)

0.001

4.88 (1.86–12.82)

TLG (1.00 g increase)

0.056

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

0.484

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

BLR (1.0 increase)

0.001

16.38 (2.94–91.14)

0.001

80.45 (8.87–729.86)

  1. BLR bone marrow-to-liver uptake ratio, ER estrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor, PLR platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, SUV standardized uptake value, TLG total lesion glycolysis, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. *Statistically significant for p value < 0.017
  3. **Statistically significant for p value < 0.013
  4. ***Statistically significant for p value < 0.025