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Table 5 Univariate Analysis of Cox Proportional Hazards Model for Overall Survival in NPC patients

From: Elevated expressions of survivin and VEGF protein are strong independent predictors of survival in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Characteristics

Hazard ratio

95%CI

P

Age (years, <46 vs. ≥ 46)

1.558

1.044–2.326

0.030

Sex (male vs. female)

0.447

0.264–0.754

0.003

T-stage (T1~2 vs. T3~4)

1.386

0.914–2.101

0.124

N-stage (N0 vs. N1~3)

0.978

0.628–1.524

0.923

Clinical stage (I/II vs. III/IV)

1.817

1.091–3.025

0.022

Recurrence (no vs. yes)

1.560

1.018–2.391

0.041

Metastasis (no vs. yes)

2.023

1.177–3.478

0.011

VEGF (low expression vs. over-expression)

2.112

1.277–3.495

0.004

Survivin (low expression vs. over-expression)

2.132

1.301–3.494

0.003