Table 3 Multivariate analysis of different models for DFS.

From: FDG-PET predicts bone invasion and prognosis in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of DFS

Risk factors

Hazard ratio

95% CI

p value

Model 1

Primary tumor SUVmax (> 7.2 vs. ≤ 7.2)

1.779

1.1216–2.8221

0.014

Extranodal spread (Yes vs. No)

2.704

1.5020–4.8668

0.001

Perineural invasion (Yes vs. No)

1.110

0.7368–1.6720

0.618

Lymphovascular invasion (Yes vs. No)

0.882

0.5390–1.4446

0.619

Positive margin involved (Yes vs. No)

1.000

0.9408–1.0636

0.993

Model 2

Pathological T stage (T3 + T4 vs. T1 + T2)

1.444

0.9731–2.1426

0.068

Extranodal spread (Yes vs. No)

2.559

1.4336–4.5685

0.002

Perineural invasion (Yes vs. No)

1.153

0.7697–1.7261

0.491

Lymphovascular invasion (Yes vs. No)

0.852

0.5219–1.3919

0.523

Positive margin involved (Yes vs. No)

0.658

0.2369–1.8285

0.422

Model 3

Bone invasion (Yes vs. No)

1.797

1.2245–2.6360

0.003

Extranodal spread (Yes vs. No)

2.790

1.5633–4.9786

0.001

Perineural invasion (Yes vs. No)

1.169

0.7883–1.7344

0.437

Lymphovascular invasion (Yes vs. No)

0.784

0.4793–1.2810

0.331

Positive margin involved (Yes vs. No)

0.598

0.2141–1.6675

0.325

Model 4

Depth of tumor invasion (> 15 mm vs. ≤ 15 mm)

2.211

1.4480–3.3757

0.0002

Extranodal spread (Yes vs. No)

2.376

1.3291–4.2459

0.004

Perineural invasion (Yes vs. No)

1.164

0.7768–1.7434

0.462

Lymphovascular invasion (Yes vs. No)

0.796

0.4833–1.3113

0.370

Positive margin involved (Yes vs. No)

0.822

0.2948–2.2901

0.707

  1. Follow-up period: from date of diagnosis to December 30, 2019.