Table 4 Characteristics of patients which oral squamous cell carcinoma.

From: Elemental characterization of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma and its relationship with smoking, prognosis and survival

Characteristic

All patients (n = 78)

Recurrence

Death

No (n = 63)

Yes (n = 15)

P-

No (n = 49)

Yes (n = 29)

P-

Age

63.7 (± 11.0)*

      

≤ 63 years

41 (52.6)

29 (46.0)

12 (80.0)

0.017

22 (44.9)

19 (65.5)

0.078

> 63 years

37 (47.4)

34 (54.0)

3 (20.0)

 

27 (55.1)

10 (34.5)

 

Sex

       

Female

24 (30.7)

23 (36.5)

1 (6.7)

0.020

19 (38.8)

5 (17.2)

0.039

Male

54 (69.7)

40 (63.5)

14 (93.3)

 

30 (61.2)

24 (82.8)

 

Smoking status

       

Never

14 (17.9)

14 (22.2)

0 (0.0)

0.121

12 (24.5)

2 (6.9)

0.051

Former

23 (29.5)

17 (27.0)

6 (40.0)

 

16 (32.7)

7 (24.1)

 

Current

41 (52.6)

32 (50.8)

9 (60.0)

 

21 (42.9)

20 (69.0)

 

History of tobacco consumption

       

No1

14 (17.9)

14 (22.2)

0 (0.0)

0.037

12 (24.5)

2 (6.9)

0.045

Yes2

64 (82.1)

49 (77.8)

15 (100.0)

 

37 (75.5)

27 (93.1)

 

Current tobacco consumption

       

No3

37 (47.4)

31 (49.2)

6 (40.0)

0.521

28 (57.1)

9 (31.0)

0.022

Yes4

41 (52.6)

32 (50.2)

9 (60.0)

 

21 (42.9)

20 (69.0)

 

Alcohol use

       

Never

17 (21.8)

17 (27.0)

0 (0.0)

0.042

13 (26.5)

4 (13.4)

0.040

Former

27 (34.6)

22 (34.9)

5 (33.3)

 

20 (40.8)

7 (24.1)

 

Current

34 (43.6)

24 (38.1)

10 (66.7)

 

16 (32.7)

18 (62.1)

 

History of alcohol consumption

       

No1

17 (21.8)

17 (27.0)

0 (0.0)

0.016

13 (26.5)

4 (13.8)

0.151

Yes2

61 (78.2)

46 (73.0)

15 (100.0)

 

36 (73.5)

25 (86.2)

 

Current alcohol consumption

       

No3

44 (56.4)

39 (61.9)

5 (33.3)

0.043

33 (67.3)

11 (37.9)

0.011

Yes4

34 (43.6)

24 (38.1)

10 (66.7)

 

16 (32.7)

18 (62.1)

 
  1. 1No; Never; 2Yes, Former/Current; 3No, Never/Former; 4Yes, Current; Data represented as absolute counts (%); *Age, Mean (SD).