Table 4. Cox survival analysis.
Multivariate Cox model for patient survival.
Variable | Coefficient (ß) | Exp (ß) | Standard error | Z statistic | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.0074 | 1.0074 | 0.0089 | 0.8230 | 0.41 |
Gender: Male | 0.6705 | 1.9552 | 0.3006 | 2.2310 | 0.02* |
Comorbidities: Yes | 0.0867 | 1.0906 | 0.2384 | 0.3640 | 0.71 |
Tumour site | |||||
Floor of the mouth | -0.6017 | 0.5479 | 0.3139 | -1.9170 | 0.05* |
Oropharynx | -0.6129 | 0.5418 | 0.4180 | -1.4660 | 0.14 |
Other | -0.0025 | 0.9975 | 0.2749 | -0.0090 | 0.99 |
TNM: III-IV | 1.0334 | 2.8106 | 0.2413 | 4.2830 | <0.001* |
T14 (3–18) days | 0.5651 | 1.7597 | 0.2947 | 1.9180 | 0.05* |
T14 (26–55) days | 0.5980 | 1.8185 | 0.2918 | 2.0490 | 0.04* |
(*: statistically significant)