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J Clin Pathol 57:523-528 doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.008599
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The favourable prognostic value of oestrogen receptor β immunohistochemical expression in breast cancer

Table 3

Cox’s regression analysis of the prognostic value of the assessed variables with regard to overall survival

B SE df p Value HR 95% CI
CI, confidence interval; df, degrees of freedom; ER, oestrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; TopoIIα, topoisomerase IIα.
Stage 1.331 0.394 1 0.001 3.783 1.747 to 8.193
ERβ status −0.957 0.376 1 0.011 0.384 0.184 to 0.802
TopoIIα index 0.038 0.018 1 0.030 1.039 1.004 to 1.075
PR status −0.956 0.467 1 0.041 0.384 0.154 to 0.960
Tumour size 0.999
Lymph node status 0.096
Histological grade 0.427
Nuclear grade 0.411
ERα status 0.833
c-erbB-2 overexpression 0.068

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