Research Article

Pretreatment Serum Uric Acid as an Efficient Predictor of Prognosis in Men with Laryngeal Squamous Cell Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 5

Multivariate Cox regression analysis for overall survival, disease-free survival, and cancer-specific survival in patients with LSCC.

OSDFSCSS
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)

UA
111
1.458 (1.095-1.942)0.0101.504 (1.131-2.001)0.0051.494 (1.109-2.012)0.008
UA/Cr ratio
 UA/Cr 111
 UA/Cr 1.337 (1.004-1.780)0.0471.376 (1.030-1.839)0.0311.420 (1.049-1.923)0.023
TNM stage
 I-II ()111
 III-IV ()2.732 (2.041-3.658)<0.0012.871 (2.145-3.842)<0.0013.131 (2.301-4.260)<0.001
T stage
 T1-2 ()111
 T3-4 ()2.404 (1.804-3.202)<0.0012.524 (1.896-3.361)<0.0012.738 (2.028-3.697)<0.001
N stage
 N0 ()
 N1 ()111
 N2-3 ()3.196 (2.172-4.702)<0.0013.136 (2.253-4.882)<0.0013.372 (2.273-5.004)<0.001
Tumour subsite
 Glottic and subglottic ()111
 Supraglottic ()2.205 (1.641-2.963)<0.0012.179 (1.621-2.927)<0.0012.332 (1.737-3.132)<0.001
Operation therapy
 Partial laryngectomy ()111
 Total laryngectomy ()2.371 (1.794-3.135)<0.0012.508 (1.897-3.316)<0.0012.368 (1.791-3.130)<0.001
Tumour size
 ≤2 cm ()111
 >2 cm ()2.640 (1.981-3.517)<0.0012.624 (1.969-3.497)<0.0012.724 (2.045-3.627)<0.001
Body mass index
 <22.94 (413)111
 ≥22.94 (401)0.845 (0.631-1.132)0.2590.842 (0.629-1.129)0.2500.854 (0.637-1.144)0.289
Age
 <60 ()111
 ≥60 ()1.674 (1.241-2.259)0.0011.585 (1.175-2.139)0.0031.577 (1.157-2.149)0.004
Hypertension
 No ()111
 Yes ()1.142 (0.839-1.554)0.3971.137 (0.836-1.548)0.4141.193 (0.877-1.624)0.262
Smoking history
 No ()111
 Yes ()1.075 (0.752-1.536)0.6921.082 (0.757-1.545)0.6661.095 (0.766-1.567)0.618
Drinking history
 No ()111
 Yes ()1.132 (0.816-1.570)0.4591.129 (0.814-1.566)0.4671.162 (0.837-1.614)0.369

UA: uric acid; UA/Cr ratio: uric acid/creatinine ratio.