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Table 2 Distribution of the estimated log odds of nodal involvement, and corresponding unadjusted mortality

From: Ratios of involved nodes in early breast cancer

L

All patients

Node-negative patients

Node-positive patients

 

Number of patients at risk

Breast cancer mortality

Non-breast-cancer mortality

Number of patients at risk

Breast cancer mortality

Non-breast-cancer mortality

Number of patients at risk

Breast cancer mortality

Non-breast-cancer mortality

L ≤ -4

3053

5.4

9.2

3053

5.4

9.2

0

  

-4 < L ≤ -3

44695

5.3

10.2

44503

5.2

10.2

192

13.5

7.8

-3 < L ≤ -2

17619

8.0

11.5

10187

5.4

12.8

7432

11.7

9.7

-2 < L ≤ -1

9173

15.4

10.9

327

4.0

19.3

8846

15.8

10.6

-1 < L ≤ 0

5120

24.0

11.0

0

  

5120

24.0

11.0

0 < L ≤ 1

1943

31.9

11.3

0

  

1943

31.9

11.3

1 < L ≤ 2

1113

40.3

11.1

0

  

1113

40.3

11.1

2 < L ≤ 3

536

44.4

13.8

0

  

536

44.4

13.8

3 < L ≤ 4

376

47.6

13.0

0

  

376

47.6

13.0

4 < L

58

56.9

10.3

0

  

58

56.9

10.3

  1. L = empirical logistic transform (estimated log odds).