Table 3:

Multivariate logistic regression analysis for lymph node metastasis

Parameterβ CoefficientSEOdds Ratio (95% CI)P
Model 1
    T classification, T3–41.891.406.60 (0.43–101.90).18
    N classification, N1–3−2.231.750.11 (0.01–3.30).20
    Tumor thickness0.360.161.43 (1.05–1.96)<.05
    Sublingual distance−0.130.130.88 (0.68–1.14).32
Model 2
    T classification, T3–40.251.691.28 (0.05–35.15).88
    N classification, N1–3−1.371.390.25 (0.02–3.89).32
    Sublingual distance0.060.181.07 (0.75–1.50).72
    Paralingual distance−0.840.370.43 (0.21–0.89)<.05