Table 4 Fungal colonization at baseline before treatment by characteristics
Factors | Culture at baseline n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Not colonized | Colonized | ||
Sex | Â | Â | 0.815 |
 Male | 35 (59) | 24 (41) |  |
 Female | 17 (63) | 10 (37) |  |
Age, median (IQR) | 60 (54–64) | 64 (58–70) | 0.021* |
Underlying disease | |||
 DM | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 1.000 |
 HT | 14 (61) | 9 (39) | 1.000 |
 HIV | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0.395 |
Tumor site | Â | Â | 0.206 |
 Nasopharynx | 26 (70) | 11 (30) |  |
 Oropharynx | 12 (48) | 13 (52) |  |
 Oral cavity | 14 (58) | 10 (42) |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | 0.039** |
 Never used | 17 (81) | 4 (19) |  |
 Use/experience | 35 (54) | 30 (46) |  |
Alcohol | Â | Â | 1.000 |
 Never used | 19 (61) | 12 (39) |  |
 Use/experience | 33 (60) | 22 (40) |  |
Chewing betel | Â | Â | 0.022** |
 Never used | 49 (65) | 26 (35) |  |
 Use/experience | 3 (27) | 8 (73) |  |
Oral status | Â | Â | Â |
 Oral hygiene |  |  | 0.088 |
  Excellent/good | 46 (65) | 25 (35) |  |
  Fair/poor | 6 (40) | 9 (60) |  |
 Denture wearer | 5 (56) | 4 (44) | 0.735 |