Table 2 Multivariate analysis of the association between BMI categories and pCR.

From: Impact of body mass index in therapeutic response for HER2 positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant targeted therapy: a multi-center study and meta-analysis

Characteristics

Adjusted multivariate analysis

OR

95%CI

P valuea

Age (years)

 <49

1

 ≥49

1.52

1.015–2.278

0.042

BMI categories

 Under-/normal weight

1

 Overweight/obesity

0.497

0.328–0.753

0.001

Clinical T stage

 T1-2

1

 T3-4

0.663

0.411–1.069

0.092

Hormone receptor

 Negative

1

 Positive

0.359

0.240–0.538

<0.001

HER2

 2+

1

 3+

2.513

1.023–6.174

0.045

Ki67 (%)

 <40

1

 ≥40

1.303

0.871–1.949

0.198

Neoadjuvant targeted therapy

 Trastuzumab

1

 Trastuzumab plus Pertuzumab

2.397

1.547–3.715

<0.001

  1. aTwo-sided P values were calculated using a multivariate logistic regression model.