Table 3. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis for predicting the OS of SACC patients.
| Variables | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exp(B) | 95% CI Exp(B) | Sig. | Exp(B) | 95% CI Exp(B) | Sig. | ||||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||||||
| Gender (female vs. male) | 0.845 | 0.353 | 2.025 | 0.706 | – | – | – | – | |
| Age (<51 vs. ≥51 years) | 3.889 | 1.419 | 10.661 | 0.008 | 1.899 | 0.615 | 5.859 | 0.265 | |
| Primary tumor site (minor vs. major) | 0.719 | 0.263 | 1.964 | 0.52 | – | – | – | – | |
| Histotypes (cribriform vs. tubular/solid) | 3.22 | 1.295 | 8.007 | 0.012 | 1.687 | 0.574 | 4.962 | 0.342 | |
| Lymph node/distant metastasis (negative vs. positive) | 2.87 | 1.107 | 7.439 | 0.03 | 1.835 | 0.697 | 4.831 | 0.219 | |
| Nerve invasion (negative vs. positive) | 0.88 | 0.37 | 2.094 | 0.773 | – | – | – | – | |
| TNM stage (I–II vs. III–IV) | 4.773 | 1.594 | 14.293 | 0.005 | 2.084 | 0.614 | 7.072 | 0.239 | |
| AJAP1 (negative vs. positive) | 0.092 | 0.021 | 0.396 | 0.001 | 0.184 | 0.038 | 0.887 | 0.035 | |
OS, overall survival; SACC, salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma; CI, confidence interval; TNM, tumor nodes metastasis.