Table 1.
Clinical, pathological and laboratory characteristics of the patients.
| Characteristics | Number | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 556 | 90.7 |
| Female | 57 | 9.3 |
| Lesion site | ||
| Buccal mucosa | 226 | 36.9 |
| Mouth floor | 32 | 5.2 |
| Gingiva | 89 | 14.5 |
| Hard palate | 17 | 2.8 |
| Lip | 22 | 3.6 |
| Tongue | 227 | 37.0 |
| Tumor size (T) | ||
| T1 | 126 | 20.6 |
| T2 | 200 | 32.6 |
| T3 | 72 | 11.8 |
| T4 | 215 | 35.0 |
| Nodal metastasis | ||
| N0 | 402 | 65.6 |
| N1 | 85 | 13.9 |
| N2 | 126 | 20.5 |
| TNM staging | ||
| I | 109 | 17.8 |
| II | 142 | 23.2 |
| III | 94 | 15.3 |
| IV | 268 | 43.7 |
| Cell differentiation | ||
| W-D | 200 | 32.7 |
| M-D | 343 | 56.1 |
| P-D | 68 | 11.1 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| No | 200 | 32.6 |
| Yes | 413 | 67.4 |
| Betel nut chewing | ||
| No | 125 | 20.4 |
| Yes | 488 | 79.6 |
| Cigarette smoking | ||
| No | 104 | 17.0 |
| Yes | 509 | 83.0 |
| Treatment | ||
| Surgery only | 287 | 44.8 |
| Surgery + Radiotherapy | 109 | 17.8 |
| Surgery + chemoradiotherapy | 217 | 35.4 |
| Characteristics | Number | Mean ± SD (Max, Min) |
| Age (Years) | 613 | 53.0 ± 11.38 (88.7, 21.9) |
| Body mass index | 613 | 24.1 ± 4.1 (46.5, 11.9) |
| Albumin (gl−1) | 613 | 4.4 ± 0.3 (5.6, 2.5) |
| NLR* | 613 | 2.7 ± 1.78 (22.5, 0.6) |
*NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.