Variable | Overall (n=1009) | Known lymphovascular space invasion status only (n=507) | ||
HR (95% CI) | P value | HR (95% CI) | P value | |
Age | ||||
<50 | Reference | Reference | ||
50–69 | 1.89 (1.09 to 3.30) | 0.02 | 1.22 (0.46 to 3.20) | 0.69 |
≥70 | 6.70 (3.82 to 11.74) | <0.001 | 3.93 (1.42 to 10.9) | 0.01 |
Adjuvant treatment | ||||
No adjuvant treatment | Reference | Reference | ||
Chemotherapy only | 0.49 (0.31 to 0.79) | 0.003 | 0.49 (0.22 to 1.10) | 0.08 |
Radiation only | 0.82 (0.57 to 1.17) | 0.27 | 0.76 (0.38 to 1.52) | 0.44 |
Chemoradiation | 1.26 (0.67 to 2.38) | 0.47 | 0.96 (0.33 to 2.82) | 0.94 |
Lymphovascular space invasion | ||||
− | Reference | Reference | ||
+ | 2.09 (1.24 to 3.51) | 0.006 | 2.44 (1.41 to 4.20) | 0.001 |
Unknown* | 0.98 (0.41 to 2.34) | 0.97 | ||
Tumor size | ||||
<2 cm | Reference | Reference | ||
≥2 cm | 2.22 (0.81 to 6.05) | 0.12 | 1.46 (0.35 to 6.14) | 0.60 |
Unknown | 1.75 (0.63 to 4.89) | 0.28 | 0.77 (0.15 to 3.94) | 0.76 |
Lymph node dissection | ||||
No | Reference | 0.002 | Reference | 0.10 |
Yes | 0.61 (0.45 to 0.84) | 0.63 (0.37 to 1.09) | ||
Comorbidity score | ||||
0 | Reference | Reference | ||
1 | 1.15 (0.80 to 1.65) | 0.45 | 0.74 (0.36 to 1.51) | 0.41 |
≥2 | 1.66 (0.96 to 2.87) | 0.07 | 2.61 (1.15 to 5.94) | 0.02 |
Facility | ||||
Non-academic | Reference | Reference | ||
Academic | 1.08 (0.80 to 1.46) | 0.61 | 1.13 (0.67 to 1.91) | 0.65 |
Year of diagnosis | ||||
2004–2009 | Reference | – | ||
2010–2016 | 0.84 (0.36 to 1.96) | 0.69 | – |
*Lymphovascular space invasion status was not reported before 2010. Therefore, a multivariable regression model for known lymphovascular space invasion status from 2010 to 2016 is included (Online Supplemental Table 1).