Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the included OSCC patients
From: Cathepsin K associates with lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma
No. | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
All cases | 83 | (100) |
Gender | ||
Female | 36 | (43) |
Male | 47 | (57) |
Age at diagnosis | ||
0–60 | 53 | (44) |
≥ 61 | 30 | (56) |
Median (range) | 62 | (37–87) |
Smoking history | ||
Current smoker or ceased < 1 year | 58 | (70) |
Ex-smoker, ceased > 1 year | 9 | (11) |
Never smoker | 15 | (18) |
Alcohol consumption | ||
≥ 5 U/day | 19 | (23) |
1–4 U/day | 28 | (34) |
Occasionally | 17 | (20) |
Never | 19 | (23) |
Clinical T-stage | ||
cT1 | 13 | (16) |
cT2 | 31 | (37) |
cT3 | 8 | (10) |
cT4 | 31 | (37) |
Clinical N-Stage | ||
cN0 | 53 | (64) |
cN1–3 | 30 | (36) |
Sub-site | ||
Tongue | 30 | (36) |
Floor of mouth | 35 | (42) |
Buccal cavity | 10 | (12) |
Gum | 8 | (10) |
Mean follow-up (months) | 45 | |