Table 3.
Multivariate Cox regression analysis for OS and DFS in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
| Variables | No of patients | OS
|
DFS
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | P-value | HR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Nodal classification | <0.05 | 0.72 | |||
| N0 | 87 | ||||
| N+ | 42 | 2.56 (1.12–5.87) | 1.15 (0.545–2.41) | ||
| Disease stage | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| I/II | 80 | ||||
| III/IV | 49 | 3.20 (1.36–7.48) | 2.91 (1.40–6.07) | ||
| CRP/ALB ratio | <0.05 | <0.05 | |||
| <0.047 | 73 | 2.56 (1.09–5.86) | 1.97 (1.12–4.06) | ||
| ≥0.047 | 56 | ||||
Abbreviations: CRP/ALB, C-reactive protein/albumin; CI, confidence interval; DFS, disease-free survival; HR, hazard ratio; OS, overall survival.