Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects.
| Parameter | Oral Cancer | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 26 | 44 | |
| Age | Average (SD) | 73 (29–94) | 68 (21–90) |
| Sex | male | 12 (46.2) | 16 (36.4) |
| female | 14 (53.8) | 28 (63.6) | |
| Smoking habit | yes | 14 (53.8) | 9 (20.5) ** |
| Periodontitis | yes | 17 (65.4) | 29 (65.9) |
| Stage | I | 5 (19.2) | |
| II | 6 (23.1) | ||
| III | 7 (26.9) | ||
| IV | 8 (30.8) | ||
| Standard Uptake Value | early phase (n = 26) | 10.2 (2.8–19.4) | |
| delayed phase (n = 23) | 11.3 (1.8–22.4) | ||
| Histological type | Squamous cell carcinoma | 22 (84.6) | |
| Malignant melanoma | 2 (7.7) | ||
| Adenoid cystic carcinoma | 1 (3.8) | ||
| Unknown | 1 (3.8) | ||
Parentheses numbers were min–max for age and percentage of each group for the other parameters. SD, Standard deviation. ** p = 0.008.