| Score | β-coefficient | Odds ratio | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical tumor size (mm) | ||||
 ≥ 1 cm | 0 | – | 1 |  |
 1–2 cm | 0 | 0.33 | 1.40 | 0.696 |
 2–3 cm | 0 | 0.19 | 1.20 | 0.828 |
 3–4 cm | 0 | − 0.28 | 0.76 | 0.781 |
 4–5 cm | 2 | 1.60 | 4.94 | 0.086 |
> 5 cm | 2 | 1.95 | 7.03 | 0.075 |
Histologic type | ||||
 IDC-NST | 0 | – | 1 |  |
 Others | 0 | − 0.97 | 0.38 | 0.411 |
 IMPC | 0 | 0.84 | 1.84 | 0.492 |
 ILC | 1 | 0.61 | 2.31 | 0.068 |
No. of suspicious ALNs on US imaginga | ||||
 0 | 0 | – | 1 |  |
 1 (solitary) | 0 | 0.04 | 1.04 | 0.915 |
 ≥ 2 (multiple) | 2 | 1.61 | 5.02 | 0.001 |
Size of SLN metastasis | ||||
 ITC, micrometastasis | 0 | – | 1 |  |
 Macrometastasis | 3 | 3.07 | 21.5 | < 0.001 |
Ratio of no. of positive SLNs to total no. of SLNs | ||||
 < 0.5 | 0 | – | 1 |  |
 ≥ 0.5 | 1 | 1.05 | 2.86 | 0.024 |
No. of positive SLNs | ||||
 0 (ITC only), 1 | 0 | – | 1 |  |
 2 | 1 | 1.12 | 3.05 | 0.003 |
 3 | 3 | 2.75 | 15.7 | < 0.001 |