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Table 3 Regional recurrence rate by different departments and periods

From: Association of a multiple-step action with cervical lymph node yield of oral cancer patients in an Asian country

Variable

Period 1

(01–2009–09–2015)

Period 2

(10–2015–09–2018)

Difference**

p value#

All patients

    

 Department A

10/118(8.5%)

2/81(2.5%)

 − 6.0

0.080

 Department B

7/118(5.9%)

3/82(3.7%)

 − 2.2

0.468

 Difference*

2.6

 − 1.2

  

 p value#

0.450

0.650

  

END

    

 Department A

6/57(10.5%)

2/45(4.4%)

 − 6.1

0.257

 Department B

0/62(0.0)

2/60(3.3%)

3.3

0.147

 Difference*

10.5

1.1

  

 p value#

0.010

1.000

  

RND

    

 Department A

4/61(5.6%)

0/36(0.0)

 − 5.6

0.117

 Department B

7/56(12.5%)

1/22(4.6%)

 − 7.9

0.297

 Difference*

 − 6.9

 − 4.6

  

 p value#

0.348

0.373

  
  1. END, elective neck dissection; RND, radical neck dissection
  2. *Difference between Department A group and Department B group
  3. **Difference between period 1 and period 2
  4. #Pearson’s chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test