Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

From: Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) expression is a novel predictive marker for recurrence and survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue

Patient clinical data

N

%

Total

119

100.0

Age at diagnosis

<55 years

37

31.1

55–70 years

33

27.7

>70 years

49

41.2

Sex

Male

58

48.7

Female

61

51.3

Tumour grade

1

41

34.5

2

63

52.9

3

15

12.6

Tumour stage

1–2

61

51.3

3–4

58

48.7

Neck lymph nodes

Negative

78

65.5

Positive

41

34.5

Recurrence

No

78

65.5

Yes

41

34.5

Adjuvant therapy

No

68

57.1

Radiotherapy

38

31.9

Radio- and chemotherapy

10

8.4

Missing

3

2.5

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