Table 2. p63 is an independent predictor of MCC-specific survival.

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses of MCC-specific mortality. HR: hazard ratio. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.

	Univariate		Multivariate
	HR (95% CI)	P	HR (95% CI)	P
Stage II (vs. I)	1.91 (0.6-5.9)	0.27	2.33 (0.7-7.4)	0.16
Stage III (vs. I)	4.94 (2.0-12)	<0.001	4.92 (2.0-12)	<0.001
Stage IV (vs. I)	15.8 (5.2-48)	<0.001	13.7 (4.3-44)	<0.001
Female (vs. male)	0.53 (0.3-1.1)	0.07	0.67 (0.3-1.4)	0.27
Age at diagnosis (per 5 years older)	1.11 (1.0-1.3)	0.10	1.04 (0.9-1.2)	0.61
p63 expressed in tumor	2.05 (1.1-3.6)	0.02	2.05 (1.1-3.8)	0.02