Table 6

Multivariate analysis of risk associated with each individual factor and prognostic index for overall survival and disease free survival

FactorOverall survivalDisease free survival
ORSignificanceORSignificance
ER, oestrogen receptor; OR, odds ratio; PR, progesterone receptor.
Tumour size1.266+++1.171++
Histological grade2.295++1.940+
Lymph node stage1.1521.209
c-erbB-21.2920.939
p531.2231.153
ER1.8691.219
PR3.633++2.991++