Table 1 Descriptive statistics of 159 oral carcinoma patients.
No. of patients | % | ♂/♀ | Gender | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | Female (%) | ||||||
Age (years) | |||||||
Range | 23–96 | ||||||
Mean | 66.83 | ||||||
Median | 66.00 | ||||||
< 66 | 77 | 48.4 | 48/29 | 58.5 | 37.7 | ||
≥ 66 | 82 | 51.6 | 34/48 | 41.5 | 62.3 | 0.011 | |
Gender | |||||||
Male | 82 | 51.6 | |||||
Female | 77 | 48.4 | |||||
Smoking | |||||||
Non-smoker | 80 | 50.3 | 36/44 | 43.9 | 57.1 | ||
Current Smoker | 79 | 49.7 | 46/33 | 56.1 | 42.9 | 0.113 | |
Heavy alcohol use | |||||||
No | 131 | 82.4 | 65/66 | 79.3 | 85.7 | ||
Yes | 28 | 17.6 | 17/11 | 20.7 | 14.3 | 0.306 | |
Site | |||||||
Tongue | 70 | 44.0 | 35/35 | 42.7 | 45.5 | ||
Gum or palate | 54 | 34.0 | 28/26 | 34.1 | 33.8 | ||
Floor of the mouth | 25 | 15.7 | 15/10 | 18.3 | 13.0 | ||
Cheek | 10 | 6.3 | 4/6 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 0.734 | |
Periodontal stability | |||||||
Present | 77 | 48.4 | 32/45 | 39.0 | 58.4 | ||
Not present | 82 | 51.6 | 50/32 | 50.0 | 41.6 | 0.017 | |
Marginal bone loss | |||||||
Not present | 23 | 14.6 | 11/12 | 13.6 | 15.6 | ||
Mild | 58 | 36.7 | 29/29 | 35.8 | 37.7 | ||
Moderate | 57 | 36.1 | 28/29 | 34.6 | 37.7 | ||
Severe | 20 | 12.7 | 13/7 | 16.0 | 9.1 | 0.636 | |
Total number of teeth | |||||||
Range | 0–32 | ||||||
Mean | 19.73 | ||||||
Median | 23.00 | ||||||
0 | 16 | 10.1 | 7/9 | 8.5 | 11.7 | ||
1–12 | 16 | 10.1 | 7/9 | 8.5 | 11.7 | ||
13–24 | 64 | 40.3 | 32/32 | 39.0 | 41.6 | ||
25–32 | 63 | 39.6 | 36/27 | 43.9 | 35.1 | 0.655 | |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||||||
0–1 | 32 | 20.1 | 21/11 | 25.6 | 14.3 | ||
2–4 | 106 | 66.7 | 53/53 | 64.6 | 68.8 | ||
≥ 5 | 21 | 13.2 | 8/13 | 9.8 | 16.9 | 0.130 | |