From: Incidence and outcome for patients with occult lymph node involvement in T1 and T2 oral squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective study
Variable
Hazard ratio
95% CI
p
Age
1.03
1.02 to 1.03
< 0.0001*
Tumor stage
1.252
1.16 to 1.35
= 0.01*
N stage
1.60
1.44 to 1.77
= 0.049*
Tumor grade
1.46
1.21 to 1.76
= 0.002*
Sex
1.02
0.83 to 1.25
0.365
Recurrence
1.23
1.00 to 1.52
0.911