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Table 4 Univariate Analysis of 384 Patients with OSCC

From: Survival and associated factors among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Variable

Survival rate (%)

P value (log-rank)

2-year

5-year

Gender

   

 Male

43.3

22.9

0.053

 Female

59.2

30.1

 

Age (years)

  ≤ 55

69.7

53.7

0.001

  > 55

34.0

8.8

 

Tobacco Use

 User

47.7

15.8

0.091

 Non-User

49.6

29.8

 

Alcohol Use

 User

46.6

26.3

0.460

 Non-User

50.7

21.0

 

Tumour Location

 Alveolus

59.3

0.0

0.255

 Buccal mucosa

47.0

19.6

 

 Floor of mouth

34.5

0.0

 

 Gingiva

39.7

15.9

 

 Lip

100.0

100.0

 

 Palate

52.3

43.6

 

 Tongue

53.3

21.2

 

 Other

53.9

53.9

 

Clinical Stage

 I

100.0

100.0

<  0.001

 II

69.1

61.5

 

 III

41.7

14.5

 

 IV

35.4

0.0

 

Histo-pathological grade

 Well differentiated

64.9

42.2

< 0.001

 Moderately differentiated

50.1

21.7

 

 Poorly differentiated

26.4

0.0

 

Treatment Group

 Surgery

73.8

61.5

0.103

 Radiotherapy

47.5

27.6

 

 Chemotherapy

100.0

0.0

 

 At least 2

55.3

12.3

 
  1. Other – Commissure, Buccal sulcus, Retromolar trigone, Sublingual salivary glands
  2. At least 2 – Surgery and Radiotherapy or Surgery and Chemotherapy
  3. P value is for 5-year survival