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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with cN0 TSCC only performed primary sites surgery without radiation and chemotherapy

From: Do patients with cN0 oral squamous cell carcinoma benefit from elective neck dissection? A large-scale population-based study

 

Disease-Specific Survival

Overall Survival

 

END

no END

END

no END

parameters

Alive

Dead

Total

P-value

Alive

Dead

Total

P-value

Alive

Dead

Total

P-value

Alive

Dead

Total

P-value

Sex

       

0.670c

       

0.670

    

0.933a

   

0.077

   

0.438

   

0.101

 Female

646

56

702(43.8b)

 

2294

314

2608(46.7)

 

617

85

702(43.8)

 

2016

592

2608(46.7)

 

 Male

829

73

902(56.2)

 

2573

406

2979(53.3)

 

781

121

902(56.2)

 

2247

732

2979(53.3)

 

Age (y)

       

0.583

       

0.583

    

0.005

   

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

  ≤ 50

263

12

275(17.1)

 

682

44

726(13)

 

259

16

275(17.1)

 

658

68

726(13)

 

 50–59

373

26

399(24.9)

 

1085

120

1205(21.6)

 

360

39

399(24.9)

 

1033

172

1205(21.6)

 

 60–69

434

42

476(29.7)

 

1386

167

1553(27.8)

 

413

63

476(29.7)

 

1268

285

1553(27.8)

 

 70–79

279

28

307(19.1)

 

1030

168

1198(21.4)

 

265

42

307(19.1)

 

864

334

1198(21.4)

 

  ≥ 80

126

21

147(9.2)

 

684

221

905(16.2)

 

101

46

147(9.2)

 

440

465

905(16.2)

 

Race

       

0.954

       

0.954

    

0.046

   

0.016

   

0.044

   

< 0.001

 White

1238

115

1353(84.4)

 

4223

637

4860(87)

 

1165

188

1353(84.4)

 

3673

1187

4860(87)

 

 Black

36

3

39(2.4)

 

125

26

151(2.7)

 

36

3

39(2.4)

 

102

49

151(2.7)

 

 AI

6

0

6(0.4)

 

19

3

22(0.4)

 

5

1

6(0.4)

 

16

6

22(0.4)

 

 API

179

11

190(11.8)

 

435

53

488(8.7)

 

176

14

190(11.8)

 

408

80

488(8.7)

 

 Other

16

0

16(1)

 

65

1

66(1.2)

 

16

0

16(1)

 

64

2

66(1.2)

 

Marital status

       

0.677

       

0.677

    

0.775

   

< 0.001

   

0.944

   

< 0.001

 Single

253

21

274(17.1)

 

692

96

788(14.1)

 

240

34

274(17.1)

 

618

170

788(14.1)

 

 Married

845

78

923(57.5)

 

2810

336

3146(56.3)

 

805

118

923(57.5)

 

2533

613

3146(56.3)

 

 Other

377

30

407(25.4)

 

1365

288

1653(29.6)

 

353

54

407(25.4)

 

1112

541

1653(29.6)

 

T

       

0.001

       

0.001

    

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

 T1

845

54

899(56)

 

4150

489

4639(83)

 

813

86

899(56)

 

3694

945

4639(83)

 

 T2

516

52

568(35.4)

 

618

171

789(14.1)

 

487

81

568(35.4)

 

498

291

789(14.1)

 

 T3

80

10

90(5.6)

 

77

30

107(1.9)

 

70

20

90(5.6)

 

56

51

107(1.9)

 

 T4

34

13

47(2.9)

 

22

30

52(0.9)

 

28

19

47(2.9)

 

15

37

52(0.9)

 

M

       

1.000

       

1.000

    

< 0.001

   

0.001

   

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

 M0

1474

127

1601(99.8)

 

4852

713

5565(99.6)

 

1398

203

1601(99.8)

 

4253

1312

5565(99.6)

 

 M1

1

2

3(0.2)

 

6

6

12(0.2)

 

0

3

3(0.2)

 

2

10

12(0.2)

 

 MX

0

0

0(0)

 

9

1

10(0.2)

 

0

0

0(0)

 

8

2

10(0.2)

 
  1. AI American Indian/Alaska Native, API Asian or Pacific Islander, B Black, END Elective neck dissection, TSCC Tongue squamous cell carcinoma, W White
  2. aChi-square test comparing survival rates between variables within each parameter
  3. bproportion (%) of each variable within each parameter
  4. cChi-square test comparing the proportion of each parameter between END and no END