Table 3 Association of age, tumor characteristics and ERP29 rs7114 genotypes with survival of 102 base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients in Cox analysis.

From: Role of a genetic variation in the microRNA-4421 binding site of ERP29 regarding risk of oropharynx cancer and prognosis

Variables

N

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Event-free survival

Overall survival

Event-free survival

Overall survival

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Age (years)

102

        

 ≤ 57

48

1.12 (0.69–1.82)

0.62

1.01 (0.65–1.56)

0.95

NA

NA

 > 57

54

Reference

Reference

Sex

102

        

Male

93

1.31 (0.52–3.28)

0.55

1.38 (0.60–3.19)

0.44

NA

NA

Female

9

Reference

Reference

Histological grade

83*

        

Well or moderately

66

Reference

0.93

Reference

0.40

NA

NA

Poorly or undifferentiated

17

1.03 (0.52–2.00)

1.29 (0.70–2.38)

Tumor size

101*

      

T1 or T2

14

Reference

0.10

Reference

0.02

Reference

0.12

Reference

0.02

T3 or T4

87

1.91 (0.87–4.19)

2.33 (1.12–4.84)

1.85 (0.83–4.08)

2.36 (1.13–4.92)

Nodal stage

102

        

N0 or N1

40

Reference

0.01

Reference

0.11

Reference

0.03

Reference

0.10

N2 or N3

62

1.85 (1.10–3.12)

1.43 (0.91–2.24)

1.77 (1.04–2.99)

1.45 (0.92–2.27)

ERP29 rs7114

102

        

AA

59

Reference

0.88

Reference

0.55

NA

NA

AG or GG

43

1.03 (0.64–1.68)

1.14 (0.73–1.76)

AA or AG

95

Reference

0.01

Reference

0.21

Reference

0.04

NA

GG

7

2.60 (1.17–5.76)

1.64 (0.74–3.59)

2.31 (1.03–5.15)

  1. n number of patients, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
  2. *The number of patients differed from the total quoted in the survival analysis (n = 102), because it was not possible to obtain consistent information in some cases.
  3. The significant values are indicated by bold letters.