Research Article

Clinicopathologic and Prognostic Significance of Body Mass Index (BMI) among Breast Cancer Patients in Western China: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Based on Western China Clinical Cooperation Group (WCCCG)

Table 4

Risk of more aggressive clinicopathological features in patients with breast cancer according to menopausal status.

CharacteristicsBMI at diagnosis for premenopausal patients (kg/m2) BMI at diagnosis for postmenopausal patients (kg/m2)
<18.518.5-24.925-29.9<18.518.5-24.9≥25
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)

Multifocality1.14 (0.50, 2.27)Reference0.69 (0.41, 1.09)0.21 (0.01, 0.97)Reference0.75 (0.45, 1.21)
ALN metastasis0.95 (0.70, 1.28)Reference0.92 (0.79, 1.08)0.70 (0.50, 0.97)Reference1.12 (0.96, 1.30)
Tumor size >5cm0.87 (0.52, 1.41)Reference1.30 (1.05, 1.62)1.16 (0.68, 1.90)Reference1.46 (1.16, 1.83)
Grade III0.89 (0.56, 1.39)Reference1.11 (0.89, 1.38)1.01 (0.61, 1.63)Reference1.24 (1.00, 1.54)
Lymphovascular invasion0.59 (0.17, 1.47)Reference0.87 (0.55, 1.36)0.30 (0.02, 1.43)Reference1.68 (1.04, 2.70)
HER2-positive1.71 (1.02, 2.78)Reference0.85 (0.65, 1.12)1.03 (0.57, 1.79)Reference1.01 (0.78, 1.32)
TNBC0.79 (0.45, 1.32)Reference1.31 (1.03, 1.67)1.30 (0.77, 2.11)Reference0.73 (0.57, 0.93)
P53 positive0.66 (0.37, 1.19)Reference0.99 (0.73, 1.34)0.82 (0.51, 1.34)Reference1.06 (0.83, 1.35)
Distant metastasis2.59 (1.10, 5.36)Reference0.83 (0.44, 1.48)0.53 (0.09, 1.74)Reference0.85 (0.52, 1.36)

Adjusted for age, tumor size, ALN, grade, ER, and HER2.
ALN, axillary lymph node; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2; TNBC, triple negative breast cancer.