Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristic | Surgery-based group | RT-based group | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Total no. patients | 148 | 290 | |
Median age, y (range) | 48 (25–70) | 51 (24–88) | 0.003 |
Histopathology | 0.456 | ||
Squamous cell carcinoma | 136 (92.0%) | 272 (93.8%) | |
Non-Squamous cell carcinoma | 12 (8.0%) | 18 (6.2%) | |
Pelvic nodal status (Radiological evidence) | 0.356 | ||
Positive | 27 (18.24%) | 43 (14.83%) | |
Negative | 121 (81.76%) | 247 (85.17%) | |
Maximum tumor diameter (mm) | 0.003 | ||
> 40 | 26 (17.57%) | 89 (30.69%) | |
≤ 40 | 122 (82.43%) | 201 (69.31%) | |
Pretreatment hemoglobin level (g/L) | 112.12 ± 10.53 | 113.56 ± 8.41 | 0.140 |