Table 1 Characteristics of 583 patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
From: Survival outcomes of First Nations patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (Poliquin 2014)
Characteristics | All (n = 583) | Non-FN (n = 564) | FN (n = 19) | p a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD) | 61.7 | 61.8 | 60.7 | 0.65 |
Gender (%M) | 56.1 | 56.7 | 36.8 | 0.08 |
Tumor Subsite (%) | 0.95 | |||
Tongue | 48.0 | 48.0 | 47.3 | |
Gum | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.5 | |
Mouth | 17.3 | 17.4 | 15.7 | |
Floor of Mouth | 21.9 | 21.8 | 26.3 | |
Palate | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0 | |
Lips | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | |
TNM Stage (% stage early, I/II) | 59.5 | 59.5 | 57.9 | 0.88 |
Tobacco (%) | 67.1 | 66.8 | 76.5 | 0.29 |
Alcohol use (%) | 64.8 | 64.5 | 80.0 | 0.42 |
ECOG (%) | 0.73 | |||
0 | 56.9 | 56.9 | 58.9 | |
1 | 31.6 | 31.4 | 35.2 | |
2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 5.9 | |
3+ | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0 | |
Treatment b | 0.12 | |||
S + RT/CRT | 32.6 | 37.6 | 47.4 | |
CRT | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0 | |
S | 52.1 | 52.6 | 36.8 | |
RT | 7.9 | 7.8 | 10.5 |