EMMPRIN Expression in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Correlation with Tumor Proliferation and Patient Survival

Table 4

Multivariable analysis of recurrence-free survival on variables with significant effect in univariable analysis.

Variable^a	𝑃 value	HR	95% CI
Gender	0.030	2.849	1.110–7.315
Stage	0.384	1.589	0.560–4.512
T status	0.365	1.372	0.693–2.718
N status	0.700	0.836	0.337–2.077
Margin status	0.019	3.081	1.205–7.879
Perineural permeation	0.498	1.454	0.492–4.294

HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval for HR.
^aVariables included in multivariable Cox regression analysis using enter method; gender, female versus male (reference category); stage (ordinal variable); T status (ordinal variable); N status (ordinal variable); margin status, with tumor versus without tumor (reference category); perineural permeation, present versus absent (reference category).