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Table 3 Significant prognostic factors according to multivariate analysis

From: Post-radiation sinusitis is associated with recurrence in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy

End point

Hazard ratio (95%CI)

p-value

Overall survival

 T stage T4 vs. T1–3

3.914 (1.441–10.63)

0.007

 N stage N3 vs. 0–2

4.735 (1.655–13.547)

0.004

Disease-free survival

 Gender Male vs. Female

4.537(1.392–14.792)

0.012

 T stage T4 vs. T1–3

2.705(1.359–5.384)

0.005

 N stage N3 vs. 0–2

3.425 (1.671–7.019)

0.001

 Post-radiation sinusitis Yes vs. no

3.734(1.732–8.051)

0.001

Freedom from local failure

 T stage T4 vs. T1–3

2.786(1.069–7.259)

0.036

 Post-radiation sinusitis Yes vs. no

8.9441(2.002–39.965)

0.004

Freedom from distant failure

 N stage N3 vs. 0–2

4.982 (2.149–11.552)

< 0.001

 Post-radiation sinusitis Yes vs. no

2.951 (1.233–7.064)

0.015