Table 5 OM incidence rate in the experimental and control groups within the prevention group
Prevention | No. of patients | Classification of oral mucositis | Incidence rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | I | II | III | IV | |||
Experimental group | 34 | 30(88.2%) | 3(8.8%) | 1(3%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 11.8% |
Control group | 28 | 21(75%) | 4(14.3%) | 2(7.1%) | 1(3.6%) | 0(0%) | 25.0% |
P value | p = 0.16 (the wilcoxon test was adopted) | p = 0.175 | |||||