Table 1 Characteristics of patient in the training set and validation set from TANRIC (n = 371).

From: An integrated nomogram combining lncRNAs classifier and clinicopathologic factors to predict the recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Variable

Category

Training set

Validation set

(n = 187)

%

(n = 184)

%

Age (years)

Median

60

 

60

 

Range (Years)

19–85

 

28–88

 

NA

0

0

0

0

Sex

Male

142

75.9

142

77.2

NA

0

0

0

0

Primary site

Larynx

39

20.9

42

22.8

Oral tongue

52

27.8

45

24.5

Oral cavity

20

10.7

18

9.8

Others

76

40.6

79

42.9

NA

0

0

0

0

Smoking history

Yes

75

40.1

79

42.9

NA

1

0.5

2

1.1

Alcohol history

Yes

129

69

130

70.7

NA

3

1.6

5

2.7

History of other malignancy

Yes

13

7.0

9

4.9

NA

0

0

0

0

History of neoadjuvant

treatment

Yes

2

1.1

0

0

NA

0

0

0

0

Lymph node neck

dissection

Yes

164

87.7

150

81.5

NA

1

0.5

1

0.5

Number of Lymph nodes

≤45

124

66.3

111

60.3

>45

49

26.2

46

25

NA

14

7.5

27

14.7

Number of positive LNs

<3

130

69.5

116

63

≥3

42

22.5

41

22.3

NA

15

8.0

27

14.7

Margin status

Negative

135

72.2

143

77.7

Positive

32

17.1

21

11.4

NA

20

10.7

20

10.9

Tumor grade

G1-G2

139

74.3

128

69.6

G3-G4

41

21.9

55

29.9

NA

7

3.7

1

0.5

Clinical T stage

T1-T2

69

36.9

62

33.7

T3-T4

114

61

113

61.4

NA

4

2.1

9

4.9

Clinical N stage

N0

83

44.4

90

48.9

N1-N3

97

51.9

83

45.1

NA

7

3.7

11

6.0

Clinical TNM stage

I-II

39

20.9

42

22.8

III-IV

145

77.5

133

72.3

NA

3

1.6

9

4.9

Mutation count

≤65

41

21.9

37

20.1

>65

146

78.1

147

79.9

NA

0

0

0

0

Fraction genome altered

 ≤ 0.29

125

66.8

126

68.5

>0.29

61

32.6

55

29.9

NA

1

0.5

3

1.6

  1. Abbreviations: NA = not available, LN = lymph nodes.