Table 2.

Correlation between plasma DD, FIB, PLT levels and patient/tumor characteristics in OSCC cases

Variables	Preoperative DD (μg/L)			Preoperative FIB (g/L)			Preoperative PLT (10^9/L)
	<500	≥500	P	<3.33	≥3.33	P	<259.5	≥259.5	P
Sex			0.187			0.025			0.114
Male	105	43		51	97		78	63
Female	34	20		28	26		40	21
Age			0.062			0.070			0.415
<60	92	33		55	70		70	53
≥ 60	47	30		24	53		47	32
Tumor site			0.040			0.387			0.048
Tongue	74	19		42	51		58	28
Buccal mucosa	18	15		12	21		18	11
Gingiva	23	17		13	27		22	25
Floor of mouth	14	4		8	10		11	9
Palate	4	4		1	7		1	7
Lip	2	2		2	2		1	1
Neck (LN)	4	2		1	5		6	4
T stage			0.000			0.129			0.194
T1(primary)	26	3		14	15		15	9
T2(primary)	39	14		21	32		36	16
T3(primary)	23	3		11	15		14	7
T4(primary)	30	17		22	25		30	28
Relapse	21	26		11	36		23	24
N stage			0.001			0.002			0.167
N0(Primary)	75	20		34	61		56	28
N+(Primary)	43	17		34	26		39	32
N0(Relapse)	12	16		9	19		15	13
N+(Relapse)	9	10		2	17		8	11
Clinical stage			0.000			0.094			0.040
I	22	3		11	14		14	3
II	30	10		15	25		27	10
III	21	4		10	15		13	12
IV	45	20		32	33		41	35
Relapse	21	26		11	36		23	24
Primary/Relapse			0.000			0.012			0.113
Primary	118	37		68	87		96	59
Relapse	21	26		11	36		23	24