Age, sex, histopathology, tumour stage and radiotherapy received as predictors of disease-specific survival in univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses
| Characteristic | Univariate | Multivariate (n = 69)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n* | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value | |
| Age (continuous, 10-year intervals) | 82 | 1.23 (0.84–1.80) | 0.288 | NS | |
| Age ≥25 y | 82 | 0.96 (0.45–2.04) | 0.906 | NS | |
| Sex, male | 82 | 1.42 (0.66–3.03) | 0.366 | NS | |
| Unfavourable histopathology | 105 | 6.00 (2.59–13.91) | < 0.001 | 4.33 (1.67–11.25) | 0.003 |
| Stage IV | 118 | 4.97 (2.44–10.09) | < 0.001 | 3.23 (1.25–8.33) | 0.015 |
| Radiotherapy | 117 | 1.30 (0.64–2.63) | 0.464 | NS | |
CI = confidence interval; NS = not significant.
↵* n = no. of patients.