Table 3 Univariate analysis of prognostic factors of HPSCC.

From: N6-methyladenosine modification of circCUX1 confers radioresistance of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma through caspase1 pathway

Variable

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

p value

Tumor size (≥3 vs. <3)

2.24 (1.66–5.42)

0.0213

Lymphatic metastasis (N1–3 vs. N0)

3.14 (2.24–5.86)

0.0162

Distant metastasis (Yes vs. No)

5.21 (3.53–7.72)

0.0031

TNM stage ((III–IV vs. I/II)

4.56 (2.67–8.25)

0.0056

circCUX1 (High vs. Low)

3.87 (1.94–6.24)

0.0063