Clinical feature Statistical test Significant genes Associated with                 Associated with Time to Death Cox regression test N=17 shorter survival N=17 longer survival N=0 AGE Spearman correlation test N=0 NEOPLASM DISEASESTAGE ANOVA test N=0 PATHOLOGY T STAGE Spearman correlation test N=0 PATHOLOGY N STAGE Spearman correlation test N=1 higher stage N=1 lower stage N=0 PATHOLOGY M STAGE t test N=4 mx N=0 m0 N=4 GENDER t test N=1 male N=1 female N=0 HISTOLOGICAL TYPE t test N=2 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma basaloid type N=0 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma N=2 RADIATIONS RADIATION REGIMENINDICATION t test N=2 yes N=1 no N=1 NUMBERPACKYEARSSMOKED Spearman correlation test N=5 higher numberpackyearssmoked N=5 lower numberpackyearssmoked N=0 YEAROFTOBACCOSMOKINGONSET Spearman correlation test N=0 NUMBER OF LYMPH NODES Spearman correlation test N=0