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Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2020 Dec 27;148(10):2440–2448. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33441

Table 3.

HPV, Stage and Disease Site Stratified Analysis

Never Statin User Ever Statin user
Effect Modifiers No. of Events Person Months HR (95% CI)a No. of Events Person Months HR (95% CI)a
HPV status
Overall Death
 HPV-Positive 61 12943.93 1 (REF) 21 7660.39 0.52 (0.31, 0.86)
 HPV-Negative 131 12916.80 1 (REF) 80 7560.38 0.76 (0.57, 1.02)
P for interaction 0.18
Disease-Specific Death
 HPV-Positive 38 12943.93 1 (REF) 10 7660.39 0.41 (0.21, 0.84)
 HPV-Negative 71 12916.80 1 (REF) 52 7560.38 1.04 (0.71, 1.51)
P for interaction 0.02
Recurrence
 HPV-Positive 55 8814.55 1 (REF) 18 5798.21 0.49 (0.29, 0.84)
 HPV-Negative 95 8996.63 1 (REF) 68 5028.99 1.03 (0.74, 1.43)
P for interaction 0.02
Stage
Overall Death
 Stage 4 313 34729.56 1 (REF) 155 17522 0.68 (0.56, 0.83)
 Stage 0–3 119 20898.04 1 (REF) 70 12325.95 0.82 (0.61, 1.10)
P for interaction 0.32
Disease-Specific Death
 Stage 4 195 34729.56 1 (REF) 97 17522 0.74 (0.58, 0.96)
 Stage 0–3 55 20898.04 1 (REF) 32 12325.95 0.83 (0.54, 1.29)
P for interaction 0.67
Recurrence
 Stage 4 237 21384.74 1 (REF) 120 11211.86 0.78 (0.62, 0.99)
 Stage 0–3 81 13268.40 1 (REF) 57 8230.54 0.99 (0.70, 1.39)
P for interaction 0.26
Disease Site
Overall Death
 Oropharynx 144 23395.71 1 (REF) 64 12503.82 0.64 (0.48, 0.87)
 Other site 288 32231.89 1 (REF) 161 17344.13 0.80 (0.66, 0.98)
P for interaction 0.22
Disease-Specific Death
 Oropharynx 87 23395.71 1 (REF) 35 12503.82 0.64 (0.43, 0.96)
 Other site 163 32231.89 1 (REF) 94 17344.13 0.87 (0.67, 1.13)
P for interaction 0.21
Recurrence
 Oropharynx 111 14423.62 1 (REF) 44 8470.44 0.62 (0.43, 0.88)
 Other site 207 20229.52 1 (REF) 133 10971.96 0.99 (0.79, 1.24)
P for interaction 0.02
a

Adjusted for Age at diagnosis, BMI and ACE-27