Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression of factors associated with chemotherapy among MpBC.

From: Chemotherapy is of prognostic significance to metaplastic breast cancer

Factors

One-way logistic regression

Multivariate logistic regression

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Year of diagnosis

1.052

0.997–1.109

0.064

   

Age

  ≤ 60y vs. > 60y

4.319

3.268–5.709

 < 0.001

4.100

3.052–5.509

 < 0.001

Race

  

0.002

  

0.237

 Black vs. white

1.979

1.340–2.922

0.001

1.423

0.930–2.180

0.104

 Others* vs. white

1.348

0.821–2.215

0.238

1.202

0.695–2.077

0.510

Histologic grade

  

 < 0.001

  

0.001

 II vs. I

2.886

1.153–5.504

0.001

3.361

1.658–6.815

0.001

 III vs. I

5.008

2.815–8.910

 < 0.001

4.685

2.462–8.913

 < 0.001

Stage

  

0.001

  

0.014

 II vs. I

1.510

1.139–2.003

0.004

1.539

1.114–2.126

0.009

 III vs. I

2.231

1.430–3.480

 < 0.001

1.792

1.099–2.921

0.019

Radiation therapy

 Yes vs. no or unknown

2.682

2.070–3.475

 < 0.001

2.710

2.041–3.599

 < 0.001

Surgery

 BCS vs. mastectomy

1.053

0.821–1.351

0.684

   

Subtype

  

0.031

  

0.323

 HR–/HER2 + vs. TNBC

2.008

0.957–4.211

0.065

1.596

0.725–3.515

0.246

 HR + /HER2 + vs. TNBC

4.517

1.045–19.533

0.044

3.136

0.666–14.772

0.148

 HR + /HER2– vs. TNBC

1.262

0.933–1.707

0.132

1.099

0.785–1.538

0.582

  1. *American Indian/AK native, Ascian/Pacific Islander.
  2. Hosmer and Lemeshow P = 0.123.