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Table 4 Unadjusted analyses for (A) all types of relapses and (B) relapses limited to distant metastasis to skeletal, viscera and / or distant nodes

From: When do patient reported quality of life indicators become prognostic in breast cancer?

 

(A) All types of relapses

(B) Distant relapses with skeletal, visceral and / or distant nodes

QL indictors

N

HR

95% CI

N

HR

95% CI

 

1 month before documented relapse

Physical well-being

199

1.004

0.997

1.010

136

1.003

0.996

1.011

Mood

199

1.001

0.994

1.007

136

0.999

0.992

1.006

Nausea / Vomiting

140

0.999

0.988

1.010

96

0.999

0.985

1.014

Appetite

199

1.002

0.995

1.009

136

1.000

0.992

1.009

Flushing

139

1.000

0.994

1.007

96

1.002

0.994

1.010

Arm swelling

139

1.005

0.997

1.014

95

1.010

1.000

1.020

Coping

198

1.000

0.994

1.005

135

1.000

0.993

1.006

Utility

138

0.998

0.989

1.007

94

0.998

0.987

1.008

 

2 months before documented relapse

Physical well-being

163

1.005

0.998

1.011

117

1.003

0.995

1.010

Mood

162

1.008

1.001

1.015

117

1.008

1.000

1.016

Nausea / Vomiting

90

0.994

0.983

1.005

66

0.993

0.981

1.005

Appetite

163

0.998

0.989

1.008

117

1.001

0.991

1.012

Flushing

90

1.003

0.995

1.010

66

1.003

0.994

1.011

Arm swelling

89

0.998

0.988

1.009

66

0.994

0.981

1.008

Coping

162

1.003

0.997

1.009

117

1.004

0.997

1.012

Utility

89

0.995

0.986

1.005

66

0.998

0.986

1.011

 

3 months before documented relapse

Physical well-being

315

0.996

0.991

1.002

189

0.994

0.988

1.001

Mood

315

0.999

0.994

1.004

189

0.997

0.991

1.003

Nausea / Vomiting

143

1.000

0.992

1.009

89

1.002

0.991

1.013

Appetite

313

0.999

0.993

1.005

187

0.998

0.990

1.006

Flushing

144

1.000

0.994

1.005

90

1.000

0.993

1.007

Arm swelling

144

0.998

0.991

1.004

90

0.998

0.991

1.005

Coping

309

0.998

0.994

1.003

184

0.996

0.990

1.002

Utility

142

0.996

0.989

1.004

88

0.995

0.986

1.005

  1. QL quality-of-life, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval