Table 1.
Sample description and bivariate associations between nutritional status and socioeconomic variables in patients treated for oral cancer (n = 133)
| Variable | All | Normal | Malnutrition/Risk | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (% ) |
n (%↔) | n (%↔) | ||
| All | 133 (100) | 103 (77.4) | 30 (22.6) | |
| Sex | 0.138a | |||
| Male | 84 (63.2) | 69 (82.1) | 15 (17.9) | |
| Female | 49 (36.8) | 34 (69.4) | 15 (30.6) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <55 | 29 (21.8) | 20 (69.0) | 9 (31.0) | |
| 55–64 | 34 (25.6) | 30 (88.2) | 4 (11.8) | |
| 65–74 | 36 (27.1) | 33 (91.7) | 3 (8.3) | |
| ≥75 | 34 (25.6) | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) | |
| Mean ± SD | 0.234b | |||
| Social classd | 0.110c | |||
| I | 7 (5.3) | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | |
| II | 8 (6.0) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | |
| III | 12 (9.0) | 11 (91.7) | 1 (8.3) | |
| IV | 32 (24.1) | 25 (78.1) | 7 (21.9) | |
| V | 74 (55.6) | 54 (73.0) | 20 (27.0) | |
| Tumor site | 0.815a | |||
| Tongue | 47 (35.3) | 35 (74.5) | 12 (25.5) | |
| Gingiva | 15 (11.3) | 13 (86.7) | 2 (13.3) | |
| Mouth floor | 15 (11.3) | 11 (73.3) | 4 (26.7) | |
| Oropharynx | 18 (13.5) | 15 (83.3) | 3 (16.7) | |
| Retromolar | 10 (7.5) | 8 (80.0) | 2 (20.0) | |
| Others | 28 (21.1) | 21 (75.0) | 7 (25.0) | |
| Cancer stage | 0.336c | |||
| I-II | 81 (60.9) | 65(80.2) | 16 (19.8) | |
| III-IV | 52 (39.1) | 38 (73.1) | 14 (26.9) | |
| Follow-up (years) | ||||
| 1-5 | 85 (63.9) | 64 (75.3) | 21 (24.7) | |
| 6-10 | 32 (24.1) | 27 (84.4) | 5 (15.6) | |
| 11-15 | 13 (9.8) | 11 (84.6) | 2 (15.4) | |
| 16-20 | 3 (2.3) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | |
| Mean ± SD | 5.0 ± 4.2 | 5.0 ± 3.9 | 5.0 ± 5.2 | 0.961b |
| Functional tooth units | ||||
| Anterior (mean ± sd) | 2.3 ± 2.6 | 2.6 ± 2.7 | 1.3 ± 2.3 | 0.020b |
| Posterior (mean ± SD) | 2.4 ± 3.6 | 2.8 ± 3.8 | 1.1 ± 2.8 | 0.026b |
| Treatment | 0.715c | |||
| S | 70 (52.6) | 55 (78.6) | 15 (21.4) | |
| S + RT | 39 (29.3) | 30 (76.9) | 9 (23.1) | |
| S + RTf + CH | 24 (18.0) | 18 (75.0) | 6 (25.0) | |
S surgery, RT radiotherapy, CH chemotherapy
aChi-square test with Yates continuity correction
bStudent’s t test
cMann-Whitney test.
dIn descending order