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Table 4 Patient characteristics after PSM

From: Breast conservation therapy decreased heart-specific mortality in breast cancer patients compared with mastectomy

Variables

N = 57,820

Mastectomy

N = 28,910

 N (%)

BCT

N = 28,910

 N (%)

P value

Age at diagnosis (year)

   

1

≤50

27,442(47.5%)

13,721(47.5%)

13,721(47.5%)

 

>50

30,378(52.5%)

15,189(52.5%)

15,189(52.5%)

 

Race

    

White

43,713(75.6%)

21,856(75.6%)

21,857(75.6%)

0.996

Black

8226(14.2%)

4115(14.2%)

4111(14.2%)

 

Othersa

5722(9.9%)

2858(9.9%)

2864(9.9%)

 

Unknown

159(0.3%)

81(0.3%)

78(0.3%)

 

AJCC Stage

    

I

2916(5%)

1458(5%)

1458(5%)

1

II

36,518(63.2%)

18,259(63.2%)

18,259(63.2%)

 

III

18,386(31.8%)

9193(31.8%)

9193(31.8%)

 

ER status

    

Negative

16,818(29.1%)

8409(29.1%)

8409(29.1%)

1

Positive

41,002(70.9%)

20,501(70.9%)

20,501(70.9%)

 

PR status

    

Negative

22,926(39.7%)

11,463(39.7%)

11,463(39.7%)

1

Positive

34,894(60.3%)

17,447(60.3%)

17,447(60.3%)

 

Marital status

    

Married

36,086(62.4%)

18,043(62.4%)

18,043(62.4%)

0.998

Widowed

3535(6.1%)

1768(6.1%)

1767(6.1%)

 

Othersb

16,337(28.3%)

8172(28.3%)

8165(28.3%)

 

Unknown

1862(3.2%)

927(3.2%)

935(3.2%)

 

Laterality

    

Left

29,114(50.4%)

14,554(50.4%)

14,560(50.4%)

0.960

Right

28,706(49.6%)

14,356(49.6%)

14,350(49.6%)

 
  1. a, other includes Latinos, Alaskan native, Asian, American Indian and Pacific Islander. b, others includes divorced, single and unmarried