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Osteopontin Involves Cisplatin Resistance and Poor Prognosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Correlation between expression of OPN and clinicopathological factors of stage IVa/b OSCC.

Number of patientsOPNMultivariates analysis
Negative expressionPositive expressionOR (95% CI)

Age
60102 (84.3%)22 (21.6%)80 (78.4%)0.764
6019 (15.7%)5 (26.3%)14 (73.7%)
Gender
 Male117 (96.7%)24 (20.5%)93 (79.5%)0.0341
 Female4 (3.3%)3 (75%)1 (25%)0.067 (0.06–0.791)0.032
Grade
 Well77 (63.6%)17 (22.1%)60 (77.9%)
 Moderate40 (33.1%)10 (25%)30 (75%)0.517
 Poor4 (3.3%)0 (0%)4 (100%)
Stage
 Iva35 (28.9%)12 (34.3%)23 (65.7%)0.0441
 IVb86 (71.1%)15 (17.4%)71 (82.6%)2.755 (1.042–7.279)0.041
T stage
 1/228 (10.5%)5 (17.9%)23 (82.1%)0.612
 3/493 (89.5%)22 (23.7%)71 (76.3%)
N stage
 Negative40 (21.1%)14 (35.0%)26 (65.0%)0.0191
 Positive81 (78.9%)13 (16.0%)68 (84.0%)3.534 (1.363–9.164)0.009
Alcohol drinking
 Never30 (24.8%)7 (23.3%)23 (76.3%)0.877
 Yes91 (75.2%)20 (22.0%)71 (78.0%)
Smoking
 Never29 (24.0%)11 (37.9%)18 (62.1%)0.021
 Yes92 (76.0%)16 (17.4%)76 (82.6%)
Betel nuts
 Never31 (25.6%)10 (32.3%)21 (67.7%)0.123
 Yes90 (74.4%)17 (18.9%)73 (81.1%)

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
Indicates significantly difference ().