Table 3.
Site wise and tumor, nodes, metastases clinical staging correlation with BD score
| Crosstab | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site | Counts and percentages (%) within BD score | BD score | Total | |
| Score 1 | Score 2 | |||
| Site | ||||
| Buccal mucosa | Count | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Percentage within BD score | 66.7 | 25.0 | 33.3 | |
| Tongue | Count | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Percentage within BD score | 16.7 | 25.0 | 23.3 | |
| Alveolus | Count | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Percentage within BD score | 16.7 | 25.0 | 23.3 | |
| Retromolar trigone | Count | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Percentage within BD score | 0.0 | 16.7 | 13.3 | |
| Gingivo-buccal sulcus | Count | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Percentage within BD score | 0.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | |
| Floor of mouth | Count | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Percentage within BD score | 0.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | |
| Total | Count | 6 | 24 | 30 |
| Percentage within BD score | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Chi-square tests | ||||
| Value | df | P<0.05 is significant | ||
| Pearson χ2 | 4.286 | 5 | 0.509 | |
| Crosstab | ||||
| TNM Clinical Staging | Counts and percentages (%) within BD score | BD score | Total | |
| Score 1 | Score 2 | |||
| TNM clinical staging | ||||
| I | Count | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Percentage within BD score | 16.7 | 12.5 | 13.3 | |
| II | Count | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Percentage within BD score | 33.3 | 8.3 | 13.3 | |
| III | Count | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Percentage within BD score | 33.3 | 25.0 | 26.7 | |
| IV A | Count | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Percentage within BD score | 0.0 | 8.3 | 6.7 | |
| IV C | Count | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Percentage within BD score | 16.7 | 45.8 | 40.0 | |
| Total | Count | 6 | 24 | 30 |
| Percentage within BD score | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Chi-square tests | ||||
| Value | df | P<0.05 is significant | ||
| Pearson χ2 | 3.958 | 4 | 0.412 | |
TNM: Tumor, nodes, metastases DF: Degrees of freedom, BD: Tumour budding (B) and depth of invasion (D)