Research Article

Which Has a Greater Impact on the Recurrence in Young Breast Cancer Patients: Recent Childbirth or Recent Breastfeeding?

Table 2

Risk of recurrence in young breast cancer patients with different ER status.

Parity groupUnadjustedAdjusted
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)

ER-positive
Nulliparous (N = 64)1.63 (0.74–3.61)0.2270.92 (0.36–2.39)0.866
PPBC <2 (N = 68)4.04 (2.13–7.64)0.0002.28 (1.10–4.73)0.026
PPBC 2–5 (N = 141)1.83 (1.00–3.36)0.0510.99 (0.48–2.07)0.985
PPBC 5–10 (N = 218)1.69 (0.95–3.01)0.0761.28 (0.70–2.35)0.430
PPBC >10 (N = 191)1.001.00

ER-negative
Nulliparous (N = 32)2.31 (1.00–5.34)0.0512.36 (0.85–6.56)0.098
PPBC <2 (N = 51)2.13 (1.00–4.55)0.0511.64 (0.69–3.89)0.260
PPBC 2–5 (N = 67)1.04 (0.46–2.35)0.9190.87 (0.34–2.25)0.769
PPBC 5–10 (N = 90)1.26 (0.62–2.53)0.5241.23 (0.57–2.63)0.599
PPBC >10 (N = 84)1.001.00

Adjusted for age at diagnosis and TNM stage. The control group was patients with PPBC >10.