Table 2 Association of Human Papillomavirus infection with clinicopathological, and other characteristics of ESCC cases
Characteristics (n = 75) | %age | HPV+Ve (n = 14) (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | 0.22 |
   Male (n = 43) | 57 | 6(14) |  |
   Female (n = 32) | 43 | 8(25) |  |
Age | Â | Â | 0.89 |
40-60 years (n = 47) | 63 | 9(19) | Â |
>60 years (n = 28) | 37 | 5(18) | Â |
Smoking Status | Â | Â | 0.03 |
   Smoker (n = 51) | 68 | 13(25) |  |
   Non-smoker (n = 24) | 32 | 1(4) |  |
Dysphagia | Â | Â | 0.03 |
   Grade I, II & III (n = 50) | 67 | 13(26) |  |
   No Dysphagia (n = 25) | 33 | 1(4) |  |
Location of tumor | Â | Â | 0.37 |
Upper (n = 10) | 13 | 1(10) | Â |
Middle (n = 60) | 80 | 13(22) | Â |
Lower (5) | 7 | - | Â |
Clinical Stage | Â | Â | 0.03 |
   Stage I & II (n = 46) | 61 | 5(11) |  |
   Stage III & IV (n = 29) | 39 | 9(31) |  |
Histological Grade | Â | Â | 0.020 |
   WDSCC (n = 17) | 23 | 2(12) |  |
   MDSCC (n = 45) | 60 | 6(13) |  |
   PDSCC (n = 13) | 17 | 6(46) |  |