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

Table 3

Multivariable analysis of cancer-specific survival on variables with significant effect in univariable analysis.

Variable^a	𝑃 value	HR	95% CI
Stage	0.205	1.640	0.763–3.524
T status	0.075	1.824	0.941–3.532
N status	0.353	0.799	0.497–1.283
Treatment modality	0.673	1.110	0.685–1.797
Tumor grade	0.411	1.405	0.624–3.160
EMMPRIN expression	0.034	3.894	1.106–13.709

HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval for HR.
aVariables included in multivariable Cox regression analysis using enter method; stage (ordinal variable); T status (ordinal variable); N status (ordinal variable); treatment modality (ordinal variable); tumor grade, G2 + G3 versus G1 (reference category); EMMPRIN expression, positive versus negative (reference category).