Table 1 Comparison of clinicopathological information between MPC and SPC
Items | MPCs | SPC | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 34 | 202 | Ā |
Gender | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āMale | 10 (29.41%) | 130 (64.36%) | <0.001 |
āFemale | 24 (70.59%) | 72 (35.64%) | |
The mean age at 1st diagnosis (year) | 60 | 58 | =0.418 |
Smoking | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āYes | 6 (17.65%) | 122 (60.40%) | <0.001 |
āNo | 28 (82.35%) | 80 (39.60%) | |
Drinking | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āYes | 4 (11.76%) | 61 (30.20%) | <0.001 |
āNo | 30 (88.24%) | 141 (69.80%) | |
Tumors | 71 | 202 | Ā |
Tumor size | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āT1 | 66 (92.96%) | 93 (46.04%) | <0.001 |
āT2ā+āT3ā+āT4 | 5 (7.04%) | 109 (53.96%) | |
Lymph node metastases | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āYes | 13 (18.31%) | 78 (38.61%) | =0.002 |
āNo | 58 (81.69%) | 124 (61.39%) | |
Pathology grade | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āWell | 66 (92.96%) | 123 (60.89%) | <0.001 |
āPoor | 5 (7.04%) | 79 (39.11%) | |
Location | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āGingiva | 25 (35.21%) | 40 (19.80%) | <0.001 |
āBuccal mucosa | 15 (21.13%) | 22 (10.89%) | |
āTongue | 18 (25.35%) | 79 (39.11%) | |
āLip | 5 (7.04%) | 8 (3.96%) | |
āPalate | 5 (7.04%) | 7 (3.47%) | |
āOthers | 3 (4.23%) | 46 (22.77%) |