Table 1.
Statistical analyses of factors associated with survival in OSCC patients withthe multivariate Cox proportional hazards model
| Overall survival | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Variables | RR | 95% CI | P |
| HoxB9 expression | |||
| Positive VS negative | 2.472 | 1.367-4.469 | 0.003 |
| Gender | |||
| Male VS female | 1.017 | 0.512-2.020 | 0.438 |
| Age | |||
| < 60 VS ≥ 60 | 1.008 | 0.983-1.033 | 0.941 |
| Smoking | |||
| Yes VS no | 0.790 | 0.378-1.650 | 0.296 |
| Drinking | |||
| Yes VS no | 0.960 | 0.422-1.962 | 0.990 |
| Tumor stage | |||
| 3-4 VS 1-2 | 1.005 | 0.525-1.791 | 0.641 |
| Lymph node metastasis | |||
| + VS - | 1.676 | 1.230-2.282 | 0.001 |
| Clinical stage | |||
| 3-4 VS 1-2 | 1.433 | 1.034-1.986 | 0.037 |
| Histological type | |||
| Poor VS well-moderate | 1.312 | 0.986-1.744 | 0.062 |
CI, confidence interval.