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. 2023 Jan 17;6:57. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04437-6

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.