Variables | pNodes (+) N (%) | pNodes (-) N (%) | Total N (%) | p-value | |
Gender | Female | 96 (45.3) | 116 (54.7) | 212 (22.4) | 0.063 |
Male | 280 (38.2) | 453 (61.8) | 733 (77.6) | ||
Age | <40 | 71 (38.6) | 113 (61.4) | 184 (19.5) | 0.481 |
(years) | 40 - 60 | 227 (41.4) | 322 (58.6) | 549 (58.1) | |
>60 | 78 (36.8) | 134 (63.2) | 212 (22.4) | ||
Soc-Eco Status | LC | 101 (40.1) | 151 (59.9) | 252 (26.7) | 0.559 |
LMC | 190 (38.1) | 309 (61.9) | 499 (52.8) | ||
UMC | 77 (44.3) | 97 (55.7) | 174 (18.4) | ||
UC | 8 (40.0) | 12 (60.0) | 20 (2.1) | ||
Pain | No | 191 (36.7) | 330 (63.3) | 521 (55.1) | 0.029 |
Yes | 185 (43.6) | 239 (56.4) | 424 (44.9) | ||
Dur. of Symp. | <3 | 104 (41.6) | 146 (58.4) | 250 (26.5) | 0.214 |
(months) | ≥3 & <6 | 156 (41.9) | 216 (58.1) | 372 (39.4) | |
≥6 | 116 (35.9) | 207 (64.1) | 323 (34.1) | ||
Leukoplakia | No | 349 (40.5) | 513 (59.5) | 862 (91.2) | 0.157 |
Yes | 27 (32.5) | 56 (67.5) | 83 (8.8) | ||
Smoking | No | 250 (42.2) | 342 (57.8) | 592 (62.6) | 0.047 |
Yes | 126 (35.7) | 227 (64.3) | 353 (37.4) | ||
SMF | No | 366 (40.5) | 538 (59.5) | 904 (95.7) | 0.039 |
Yes | 10 (24.4) | 31 (75.6) | 41 (4.3) | ||
Dur. Risk | 0 | 69 (42.6) | 93 (57.4) | 162 (17.2) | 0.306 |
(months) | ≤60 | 40 (43.5) | 52 (56.5) | 92 (9.7) | |
>60 & ≤120 | 104 (43.3) | 136 (56.7) | 240 (25.4) | ||
>120 & ≤240 | 95 (36.3) | 167 (63.7) | 262 (27.7) | ||
>240 | 68 (36.0) | 121 (64.0) | 189 (20.0) | ||
Tumor Growth | UIG | 165 (42.8) | 221 (57.2) | 386 (40.8) | 0.294 |
UPG | 204 (37.9) | 335 (62.1) | 539 (57.0) | ||
Other | 7 (35.0) | 13 (65.0) | 20 (2.2) | ||
cT-Stage | T1 | 29 (36.3) | 51 (63.7) | 80 (8.5) | 0.729 |
T2 | 107 (42.5) | 145 (57.5) | 252 (26.7) | ||
T3 | 38 (38.4) | 61 (61.6) | 99 (10.5) | ||
T4 | 202 (39.3) | 312 (60.7) | 514 (54.3) | ||
Trismus | No | 287 (39.6) | 437 (60.4) | 724 (76.6) | 0.867 |
Yes | 89 (40.3) | 132 (59.7) | 221 (23.4) | ||
cSkin Inv | No | 292 (40.5) | 429 (59.5) | 721 (76.3) | 0.423 |
Yes | 84 (37.5) | 140 (62.5) | 224 (23.7) | ||
OCF | No | 367 (40.1) | 549 (59.9) | 916 (96.9) | 0.328 |
Yes | 9 (31.0) | 20 (69.0) | 29 (3.1) |