Table 4 Multivariate analysis of independent 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)

1.97 (1.27–3.57)

0.0352

Lymphatic metastasis (N1–3 vs. N0)

2.79 (1.65–4.68)

0.0265

Distant metastasis (Yes vs. No)

4.35 (2.04–6.87)

0.0125

TNM stage ((III/IV vs. I/II)

3.16 (2.07–6.15)

0.0086

circCUX1 (High vs. Low)

2.83 (1.74–5.02)

0.0167