TABLE 5.
Case matching
| Variable | Number (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial stage III (N = 35) | Case matched group (N = 35) | ||
| Age | 62.3 ± 9.9a | 69.5 ± 9.2a | .003 | 
| Gender | 1 | ||
| Male | 18 (51) | 18 (51) | |
| Female | 17 (48) | 17 (49) | |
| T stage | .028 | ||
| T0 | 2 (6) | 0 | |
| T1 | 4 (11) | 0 | |
| T2 | 3 (9) | 9 (26) | |
| T3 | 26 (74) | 26 (74) | |
| N stage | 1 | ||
| N0 | 29 (83) | 29 (82.9) | |
| N1 | 6 (17) | 6 (17.1) | |
| Differentiation | .22 | ||
| Well | 1 (3) | 5 (14) | |
| Moderately | 26 (74) | 13 (37) | |
| Poorly | 3 (9) | 12 (34) | |
| Unknown | 5 (14) | 5 (14) | |
| Margin | .312 | ||
| R0 | 29 (83) | 29 (83) | |
| R1 | 6 (17) | 6 (17) | |
| Location | .364 | ||
| Head | 23 (66) | 31 (89) | |
| Neck | 0 | 1 (3) | |
| Body | 2 (6) | 1 (3) | |
| Tail | 10 (29) | 2 (6) | |