Table 3. Adjusted HR and their significance.
| Factor | LRFS | DFS | OS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | p value | HR (95% CI) | p value | HR (95% CI) | p value | |
| Differentiation | ||||||
| Well differentiated | 1 | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | --- |
| Moderately differentiated | 0.890 (0.095–8.337) | 0.919 | 0.902 (0.099–8.256) | 0.928 | 0.973 (0.092–10.334) | 0.982 |
| Poorly differentiated | 2.692 (0.260–27.851) | 0.406 | 2.304 (0.222–23.858) | 0.484 | 3.982 (0.330–48.039) | 0.277 |
| Margin status | ||||||
| Free (>5 mm) | 1 | --- | 1 | --- | 1 | --- |
| Close (1–4.9 mm) | 2.018 (0.850–4.787) | 0.111 | 1.739 (0.762–3.970) | 0.189 | 2.262 (0.933–5.483) | 0.071 |
| Involved (<1 mm) | 28.766 (2.625–315.271) | 0.006 | 24.859 (2.350–262.881) | 0.008 | 14.139 (1.434–139.362) | 0.023 |
| LVI | 0.603 (0.231–1.567) | 0.299 | 0.988 (0.418–2.332) | 0.978 | --- | --- |
| PNI | 3.001 (1.135–7.938) | 0.027 | 2.320 (0.945–5.697) | 0.066 | 1.828 (0.721–4.633) | 0.204 |
| Bone invasion | ||||||
| No bone erosion | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Superficial erosion | — | — | — | — | 1.055 (0.285–3.901) | 0.936 |
| Cortical invasion | — | — | — | — | 0.759 (0.306–1.882) | 0.552 |
| Masticator space invasion on histopathology | 0.538 (0.226–1.280) | 0.161 | 0.730 (0.327–1.629) | 0.443 | — | — |
| pN stage | ||||||
| pN0 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| pN1 | 1.661 (0.390–7.083) | 0.492 | 1.306 (0.302–5.641) | 0.721 | 0.581 (0.099–3.417) | 0.548 |
| pN2b | 4.680 (1.721–12.725) | 0.027 | 4.018 (1.543–10.464) | 0.004 | 3.166 (1.152–8.699) | 0.025 |
| pN2c | 2.675 (0.463–15.452) | 0.272 | 2.381 (0.411–13.772) | 0.333 | 2.479 (0.472–13.030) | 0.284 |
| pN3 | 0.762 (0.031–18.957) | 0.869 | 0.870 (0.036–21.204) | 0.932 | 2.984 (0.162–55.106) | 0.462 |
| T size (in cm) | 1.292 (0.988–1.691) | 0.061 | — | — | 1.139 (0.887–1.462) | 0.308 |
| Depth of invasion (in cm) | 1.101 (0.791–1.432) | 0.567 | 1.312 (1.022–1.685) | 0.033 | 1.192 (0.841–1.690) | 0.324 |