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Table 2 Adjusted OR’s and 95 % CIs of HNSCC patients according to HPV-16 status and clinicopathological parameters

From: HPV-16 infection modifies overall survival of Puerto Rican HNSCC patients

Variable

HPV-16 + (N = 97)

HPV-16 - (N = 88)

OR value, 95 % CI

P value

 

No.

Percent

No.

Percent

  

Age (y)

  ≤ 60

45

46.4

38

43.2

  

  > 60

52

53.6

50

56.8

1.14 [0.637 – 2.035]

0.767

Sex

 Male

89

91.8

75

85.2

  

 Female

8

8.2

13

14.8

1.93 [0.759 – 4.902]

0.173

Tumor site

 Larynx

41

42.3

42

47.7

0.866 [0.304 – 2.470]

0.788

 Oral Cavity

36

37.1

32

36.4

0.998 [0.338 – 2.942]

0.996

 Pharynx

20

20.6

14

15.9

1.675 [0.420 – 6.681]

0.465

Stage of Disease

 I,II

30

30.9

17

19.3

  

 III,IV

67

69.1

71

80.7

1.87 [0.945 – 3.700]

0.091

Tumor grade

 SCC

11

11.3

8

9.1

  

 Well

22

22.7

21

23.9

0.875 [0.226 – 3.385]

0.847

 Moderate

55

56.7

52

59.1

0.729 [0.269 – 1.973]

0.534

 Poor

9

9.3

7

7.9

0.720 [0.240 – 2.161]

0.558

Nodal involvement

 Yes

30

16.2

34

18.4

  

 No

67

36.2

54

29.2

0.711 [0.387-1.306]

0.272

Tobacco status

 Yes

88

90.7

75

85.2

  

 No

9

9.3

13

14.8

1.70 [0.686 – 4.186]

0.265

Alcohol status

 Yes

82

84.5

72

81.8

  

 No

15

15.5

16

18.2

1.22 [0.561 – 2.630]

0.695

  1. HPV-16 + human papillomavirus type 16 positive, HPV-16 - human papillomavirus type 16 negative, OR odds ratio, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval