Expression and Prognostic Significance of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3 Alpha and Cystatin A in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Table 2

Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors using Cox proportional hazard ratio model.

Endpoint	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	value
Overall survival
T classification: T3-4 versus T1-2	4.66 (1.50–14.52)	0.008
N classification: N3 versus N0-2	4.16 (1.39–12.45)	0.011
Cystatin A: (+) versus (−)	4.93 (1.12–21.63)	0.035
Local recurrence-free survival
T classification: T3-4 versus T1-2	12.99 (1.69–100.02)	0.014
Distant metastasis-free survival
Age: ≥45 y versus <45 y	3.57 (1.07–11.89)	0.038
N classification: N3 versus N0-2	3.66 (1.12–12.02)	0.032
MIP-3α: (+) versus (−)	8.10 (1.82–35.93)	0.006

CI = confidence interval.