Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of HNSCC patients included in the study.
| Characteristics | Patients | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | Percent (%) | |
| Age, years | ||
| ≤60 | 53 | 62.4 |
| >60 | 32 | 37.6 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 40 | 47.1 |
| Female | 45 | 52.9 |
| T—primary tumor size | ||
| T1 | 24 | 28.2 |
| T2 | 35 | 41.2 |
| T3 | 14 | 16.5 |
| T4 | 12 | 14.1 |
| N—regional lymph node | ||
| Negative | 55 | 64.7 |
| Positive | 30 | 35.3 |
| TNM stage | ||
| I | 24 | 28.2 |
| II | 23 | 27.1 |
| III | 20 | 23.5 |
| IV | 18 | 21.2 |
| Histopathological type | ||
| Grade 1 | 37 | 43.5 |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 45.9 |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 10.6 |
| Smoking history | ||
| Yes | 29 | 34.1 |
| No | 56 | 65.9 |
| Alcohol history | ||
| Yes | 29 | 34.1 |
| No | 56 | 65.9 |
| Total | 85 | 100 |