Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of 228 patients in the study.
| Clinicopathological features | Variable | Frequency (n = 228), n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | Median (range) | 46 (23–76) |
| <40 | 61 (27%) | |
| 40–60 | 125 (55%) | |
| >60 | 32 (14%) | |
| NA | 10 (4%) | |
| Gender | Male | 165 (73%) |
| Female | 53 (23%) | |
| NA | 10 (4%) | |
| Anatomic site | Oral Tongue | 228 (100%) |
| TNM Tumor stage | pT1-T2 | 167 (73%) |
| pT3-T4 | 61 (27%) | |
| Nodal Status | Node positive | 83 (36%) |
| Node negative | 145 (64%) | |
| Smoking | Smoker | 53 (23%) |
| Non-smoker | 165 (73%) | |
| NA | 10 (4%) | |
| Chewing | Chewer | 119 (53%) |
| Non-chewer | 99 (43%) | |
| NA | 10 (4%) | |
| Alcohol | Yes | 43 (19%) |
| No | 175 (77%) | |
| NA | 10 (4%) | |
| Tobacco | Yes | 135 (60%) |
| No | 83 (36%) | |
| NA | 10 (4%) | |
| Recurrence | Yes | 116 (51%) |
| No | 102 (45%) | |
| NA | 10 (4%) | |
| Metastasis | Yes | 49 (21%) |
| No | 169 (75%) | |
| NA | 10 (4%) | |
| Status at last follow-up | Alive | 169 (75%) |
| Died | 49 (21%) | |
| NA | 10 (4%) |
NA = Information not available.