Table 4.
Statistical intercomparison of various follow-up parameters visa vis treatment modalities used
| Group comparison | Local recurrence | Nodal recurrence | Distant metastases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | P value | OR | P value | OR | P value | |
| A vs B | 15.07 | 0.000# | 04.22 | 0.00# | 01.03 | 0.971* |
| C vs D | 02.76 | 0.209* | 03.66 | 0.018# | 20.04 | 0.168* |
| C vs E | 03.33 | 0.417* | 01.69 | 0.537* | 00.97 | 1.000* |
| C vs F | 03.27 | 0.209* | 15.21 | 0.002# | 29.03 | 0.001* |
| D vs E | 01.12 | 1.000* | 00.46 | 0.472* | 00.47 | 0.338* |
| D vs F | 01.19 | 1.000* | 04.15 | 0.337* | 14.19 | 0.026# |
| E vs F | 00.98 | 1.000* | 09.00 | 0.077* | 30.00 | 0.002# |
(For the primary) – A = 5 Surgery alone; B = Surgery + local radiation (For regional nodes); C = No treatment; D = Therapeutic radiation; E = Elective dissection; F = Prophylactic radiotherapy
*
= Not significant
#
= Significant; vs = Versus; OR = Odds ratio