Table 3 Multivariate Cox Regression Survival Analysis with Dichotomised Scored Monocyte IL-6 Secretion (serum-free medium) Adjusted for Gender and Age (upper panel), or adjusted for Gender, Age and TN stage (lower panel) of HNSCC Patients

0.52

0.18–1.52

0.236

0.35

0.10–1.31

0.119

1.07

1.02–1.11

0.002

1.08

1.03–1.28

0.002

2.27

1.05–4.88

0.036

2.68

1.11–6.45

0.028

0.54

0.20–1.50

0.237

0.40

0.11–1.41

0.153

1.06

1.02–1.11

0.008

1.06

1.01–1.11

0.025

1.64

1.18–2.29

0.003

1.89

1.29–2.79

0.001

1.55

1.06–2.28

0.025

1.61

1.03–2.51

0.035

2.08

0.97–4.48

0.061

2.44

1.01–5.92

0.049