Table 4.
Fungal colonization at baseline before treatment by characteristics
| Factors | Culture at baseline n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not colonized | Colonized | ||
| Sex | 0.815 | ||
| Male | 35 (59) | 24 (41) | |
| Female | 17 (63) | 10 (37) | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 60 (54–64) | 64 (58–70) | 0.021* |
| Underlying disease | |||
| DM | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 1.000 |
| HT | 14 (61) | 9 (39) | 1.000 |
| HIV | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0.395 |
| Tumor site | 0.206 | ||
| Nasopharynx | 26 (70) | 11 (30) | |
| Oropharynx | 12 (48) | 13 (52) | |
| Oral cavity | 14 (58) | 10 (42) | |
| Smoking | 0.039** | ||
| Never used | 17 (81) | 4 (19) | |
| Use/experience | 35 (54) | 30 (46) | |
| Alcohol | 1.000 | ||
| Never used | 19 (61) | 12 (39) | |
| Use/experience | 33 (60) | 22 (40) | |
| Chewing betel | 0.022** | ||
| Never used | 49 (65) | 26 (35) | |
| Use/experience | 3 (27) | 8 (73) | |
| Oral status | |||
| Oral hygiene | 0.088 | ||
| Excellent/good | 46 (65) | 25 (35) | |
| Fair/poor | 6 (40) | 9 (60) | |
| Denture wearer | 5 (56) | 4 (44) | 0.735 |
*Wilcoxon rank-sum test
**Fisher’s exact test