Table 2 Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analysis for prediction of RFS.

From: An integrated nomogram combining lncRNAs classifier and clinicopathologic factors to predict the recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Factors

Subgroup

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

HR (95%CI)

P

HR (95%CI)

P

Age

 

1.02 (0.99–1.04)

0.139

NA

NA

Sex

Female

1

   

Male

0.76 (0.44–1.31)

0.324

NA

NA

Primary site

Larynx

1

   

Oral tongue

1.20 (0.54–2.66)

0.663

NA

NA

Oral cavity

1.43 (0.53–3.77)

0.469

NA

NA

Others

1.77 (0.86–3.62)

0.121

NA

NA

Smoking history

No

1

   

Yes

0.76 (0.45–1.27)

0.295

NA

NA

Alcohol history

No

1

   

Yes

1.66 (0.90–3.07)

0.107

NA

NA

History of other malignancy

No

1

   

Yes

1.05 (0.42–2.62)

0.917

NA

NA

Lymph node neck

dissection

Yes

1

   

No

1.08 (0.46–2.50)

0.865

NA

NA

Number of Lymph nodes

≤45

1

   

>45

1.35 (0.78–2.31)

0.284

NA

NA

Number of positive LNs

<3

1

 

1

 

≥3

2.95 (1.79–4.88)

0.000*

1.90 (1.12–3.21)

0.017*

Margin status

Negative

1

 

1

 

Positive

2.87 (1.71–4.81)

0.000*

2.11 (1.24–3.61)

0.06*

Tumor grade

G1-G2

1

   

G3-G4

0.86 (0.47–1.58)

0.63

NA

NA

Clinical T stage

T1-T2

1

   

T3-T4

1.48 (0.85–2.58)

0.162

NA

NA

Clinical N stage

N0

1

   

N1-N3

1.25 (0.75–2.09)

0.40

NA

NA

Clinical TNM stage

I-II

1

   

III-IV

1.64 (0.81–3.34)

0.170

NA

NA

Mutation count

≤65

1

   

>65

2.34 (1.06–5.13)

0.035*

2.56 (1.14–5.72)

0.022*

Fraction Genome

altered

≤0.29

1

   

>0.29

1.10 (0.65–1.86)

0.724

NA

NA

LncRNA

classifier

Low risk

1

 

1

 

High risk

4.97 (2.64–9.35)

0.000*

4.72 (2.48–9.0)

0.000*

  1. Abbreviations: HR = hazard ratio, CI = confidence intervals.
  2. NOTE: NA, not available. These variables were eliminated in the multivariate Cox regression model, so the HR and P values were not available. *P < 0.05.