Table 1.
Patient characteristic and EBER association with various clinicopathological parameters
| Patient or tumour Characteristic | Total (n=51) | EBER Positive | EBER Negative | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 36 (70.58%) | 22 (43.14%) | 14 (27.45%) | 0.6071 |
| Female | 15 (29.42%) | 08 (15.69%) | 07 (13.73%) | ||
| Age | 21-40 yr | 19 (37.26%) | 11 (21.57%) | 08 (15.69%) | 0.4146 |
| 41-60 yr | 26 (50.98%) | 14 (27.45%) | 12 (23.53%) | ||
| 61-70 yr | 06 (11.77%) | 05 (9.81%) | 01 (1.96%) | ||
| Smoked food | User | 30 (58.83%) | 28 (54.91%) | 02 (3.93%) | 0.0234 |
| Non user | 21 (41.18%) | 14 (27.45%) | 07 (13.73%) | ||
| Cigarette Smoking | User | 30 (58.83%) | 18 (35.30%) | 12 (23.57%) | 0.0269 |
| Non user | 21 (41.18%) | 06 (11.77%) | 15 (29.42%) | ||
| Alcohol | User | 30 (58.83%) | 16 (31.38%) | 14 (27.45%) | 0.1927 |
| Non user | 21 (41.18%) | 15 (29.42%) | 06 (11.77%) | ||
| Ethnicity | Naga | 30 (58.83%) | 24 (47.06%) | 06 (11.77%) | 0.0158 |
| Non-Naga | 21 (41.18%) | 10 (19.61%) | 11 (21.57%) | ||
| Cervical Lymph Node |
Metastasis present | 37 (72.55%) | 22 (43.14%) | 15 (29.42%) | 0.8808 |
| Metastasis absent | 14 (27.45%) | 08 (15.69%) | 06 (11.77%) | ||
| Histological types | Non-keratinizing undifferentiated | 45 (88.24%) | 25 (49.02%) | 20 (39.22%) | 0.3806 |
| Non-keratinizing differentiated | 06 (11.77%) | 05 (9.81%) | 01 (1.96%) | ||