From: Circulating lymphocyte subsets are prognostic factors in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Baseline characteristics | High-risk group (n=71) n (%) | Low-risk group (n=149) n (%) | P |
---|---|---|---|
Age at diagnosis, years | |||
<50 | 31 (43.66) | 66 (44.30) | 1.000 |
≥50 | 40 (56.34) | 83 (55.70) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 53 (74.65) | 113 (75.84) | 0.868 |
Female | 18 (25.35) | 36 (24.16) | |
Smoking | |||
Yes | 38 (53.52) | 74 (49.66) | 0.666 |
No | 33 (46.48) | 75 (50.34) | |
Drinking | |||
Yes | 21 (29.58) | 42 (28.19) | 0.874 |
No | 50 (70.42) | 107 (71.81) | |
Family history of cancer | |||
Yes | 27 (38.03) | 53 (35.57) | 0.765 |
No | 44 (61.97) | 96 (64.43) | |
Pathological type | |||
keratinizing | 3 (4.23) | 17 (11.41) | 0.130 |
non-keratinizing | 68 (95.77) | 132 (88.59) | |
T classification | |||
pT1-2 | 7 (9.86) | 24 (16.11) | 0.300 |
pT3-4 | 64 (90.14) | 125 (83.89) | |
N classification | |||
pN0-1 | 12 (16.90) | 38 (25.50) | <0.001 |
pN2-3 | 59 (83.10) | 111 (74.50) | |
UICC stage | |||
I-II | 3 (4.23) | 11 (7.38) | 0.556 |
III-IV | 68 (95.77) | 138 (92.62) | |
Distant metastases | |||
Yes | 14 (19.72) | 30 (20.13) | 1.000 |
No | 57 (80.28) | 119 (79.87) | |
Status | |||
Dead | 12 (16.90) | 18 (12.08) | 0.401 |
Alive | 59 (83.10) | 131 (87.92) |