Table 6 Association between the laboratory tests and predictor variables in 159 oral carcinoma patients
CRP/alb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤0.05 | 0.05< | ||||
n (of 41) | % | n (of 118) | % | p value | |
Periodontal stability | |||||
Present | 22 | 28.6 | 55 | 71.4 | |
Not present | 19 | 23.2 | 63 | 76.8 | 0.472 |
Marginal bone loss | |||||
Not present | 7 | 30.4 | 16 | 69.6 | |
Mild | 19 | 32.8 | 39 | 67.2 | |
Moderate | 12 | 21.1 | 45 | 78.9 | |
Severe | 2 | 10.0 | 18 | 90.0 | 0.166 |
Total number of teeth | |||||
0 | 3 | 18.8 | 13 | 81.3 | |
1–12 | 4 | 25.0 | 12 | 75.0 | |
13–24 | 9 | 14.1 | 55 | 85.9 | |
25–32 | 25 | 39.7 | 38 | 60.3 | 0.009 |
Stage | |||||
I–II | 22 | 26.5 | 61 | 73.5 | |
III–IV | 19 | 25.0 | 57 | 75.0 | 0.858 |
T-class | |||||
Tis–T2 | 30 | 30.0 | 70 | 70.0 | |
T3–T4 | 11 | 18.6 | 48 | 81.4 | 0.135 |
Lymph node status | |||||
N0 | 28 | 24.1 | 88 | 75.9 | |
N1 or more | 13 | 30.2 | 30 | 69.8 | 0.541 |
Site | |||||
Tongue | 20 | 28.6 | 50 | 71.4 | |
Gum or palate | 11 | 20.4 | 43 | 79.6 | |
Floor of the mouth | 9 | 36.0 | 16 | 64.0 | |
Cheek | 1 | 10.0 | 9 | 90.0 | 0.313 |