Table 1 Patient Demographics Profile and Baseline Disease Characteristics

Sex, N %)

Men

8 (61.5)

7 (58.4)

8 (66.6)

0.95

Women

5 (38.5)

5 (41.6)

4 (33.4)

Age, mean ± SD (y)

51.85 (16.94)

55.7 (17.07)

52.5 (14.83)

0.84

Radiotherapy session, mean (SD)

7.23 (2.04)

7.33 (2.3)

6.8 (2.7)

0.82

Type of malignancy, N (%)

Thyroid

1 (7.6)

1 (8.3)

1 (8.3)

0.61

Nasopharyngeal

2 (15.4)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

Orophareyngeal

2 (40)

3 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

Larynx

1 (7.6)

2 (16.6)

1 (8.3)

Neck

2 (33.3)

1 (8.3)

3 (25.0)

Tongue gland

2 (15.4)

1 (8.3)

1 (8.3)

Mouth

1 (7.6)

2 (16.6)

3 (25.0)

Salivari gland

0 (0.0)

1 (8.3)

2 (16.6)

Maxillofacial

2 (15.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

PMH, N (%)

Diabates mellitus

3 (23.1)

1 (8.3)

2 (16.6)

0.45

Dislipidemia

0 (0.0)

3 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

Blood pressure

2 (15.4)

0 (0.0)

2 (16.6)

Anemia

2 (15.4)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

Hypothyroidism

0 (0.0)

2 (16.6)

1 (8.3)

BPH

1 (7.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (8.3)

Cardiovascular Diseases

1 (7.6)

1 (8.3)

2 (16.6)

Respiratory Disease

1 (7.6)

2 (16.6)

0 (0.0)

Renal Disease

1 (7.6)

1 (8.3)

1 (8.3)

Concurrent medication, N (%)

Antihypertensive drugs

2 (15.4)

0 (0.0)

2 (16.6)

0.70

Antidiabetic drugs

3 (23.1)

1 (8.3)

2 (16.6)

Antiplatelet agents

1 (7.6)

1 (8.3)

2 (16.6)

Others

5 (38.5)

8 (50)

3 (25.0)

Smoking, N (%)

3 (23.1)

3 (25.0)

4 (33.3)

0.74

History of addiction, N (%)

2 (15.4)

1 (8.3)

1 (8.3)

0.82

Educational status, N (%)

Illiterate

1 (7.6)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

0.83

Primary school

1 (7.6)

1 (8.3)

1 (8.3)

Secondary school

1 (7.6)

3 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

Diploma

5 (38.5)

1 (8.3)

4 (33.3)

BA

3 (23.1)

4 (33.3)

3 (25.0)

BS

1 (7.6)

1 (8.3)

2 (16.6)

MS

1 (7.6)

1 (8.3)

1 (8.3)