Table 1 The univariate and multivariate cox analyses for the relationship between remnant cholesterol and all-cause mortality in patients with breast cancer

Continuous (n = 709)

1.33 (1.06,1.68)

0.015

1.27 (1.01,1.59)

0.037

Cutoff value

 C1 (≤ 0.82, n = 486)

Ref

Ref

 C2 (> 0.82, n = 223)

1.68 (1.15,2.46)

0.007

1.64 (1.11,2.45)

0.014

Tertiles

 T1 (< 0.41, n = 237)

Ref

Ref

 T2 (< 0.80, n = 236)

1.10 (0.67,1.78)

0.710

1.22 (0.75,1.99)

0.431

 T3 (≥ 0.80, n = 236)

1.59 (1.01,2.5)

0.045

1.60 (1.01,2.56)

0.048

p for trend

0.042

0.048