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Table 1 Univariable analyses of risk factors for oral cancer recurrence. (N = 173)

From: Factors associated with recurrence in patients with oral cancer in Mongolia

 

Cancer recurrence

P value*

cOR&

95% CI

No

Yes

Count

Percent

Count

Percent

Age

       
 

≤ 60 years

73

86.9%

11

13.1%

0.489

1

 

> 60 years

74

83.1%

15

16.9%

1.34

(0.58–3.12)

Gender

       
 

Female

60

93.8%

4

6.3%

0.013

1

 

Male

87

79.8%

22

20.2%

3.79

(1.24–11.57)

Residence

       
 

Urban

65

85.5%

11

14.5%

0.856

1

 

Rural

82

84.5%

15

15.5%

1.08

(0.46–2.51)

Education

       
 

Advanced

35

79.5%

9

20.5%

0.149

1

 

None

5

100.0%

0

0.0%

*

*

Basic

20

76.9%

6

23.1%

1.17

(0.36–3.76)

Intermediate

74

91.4%

7

8.6%

0.38

(0.13–1.07)

Short-cycle tertiary

13

76.5%

4

23.5%

1.19

(0.31–4.56)

Tobacco consumption

       
 

No

82

84.5%

15

15.5%

0.856

1

 

Yes

65

85.5%

11

14.5%

0.92

(0.39–2.15)

Alcohol consumption

       
 

No

113

86.3%

18

13.7%

0.402

1

 

Yes

34

81.0%

8

19.0%

1.48

(0.59–3.69)

Tobacco and alcohol use

       
 

No

115

85.2%

20

14.8%

0.882

1

 

Yes

32

84.2%

6

15.8%

1.08

(0.39–2.91)

Chipped tooth

       
 

No

134

84.8%

24

15.2%

0.848

1

 

Yes

13

86.7%

2

13.3%

0.86

(0.18–4.05)

Denture sores

       
 

No

128

85.3%

22

14.7%

0.733

1

 

Yes

19

82.6%

4

17.4%

1.22

(0.38–3.94)

Family history

       
 

No

135

86.5%

21

13.5%

0.081

1

 

Yes

12

70.6%

5

29.4%

2.68

(0.85–8.37)

Precancerous conditions

       
 

No

129

84.9%

23

15.1%

0.779

1

 

Leukoplakia

8

80.0%

2

20.0%

1.4

(0.28–7.03)

Others

10

90.9%

1

9.1%

0.56

(0.07–4.59)

Cancer location

       
 

Lip

22

95.7%

1

4.3%

0.056

1

 

Hard palate

9

100.0%

0

0.0%

*

*

Tongue

62

78.5%

17

21.5%

6.03

(0.75–48.02)

Cheek lining

9

90.0%

1

10.0%

2.44

(0.14–43.47)

Gums

15

100.0%

0

0.0%

*

*

Floor of the mouth

12

75.0%

4

25.0%

7.33

(0.73–73.24)

Soft palate

15

93.8%

1

6.3%

1.46

(0.08–25.31)

Retromolar space

3

60.0%

2

40.0%

14.66

(0.99-215.31)

Tumor size

       
 

T1

19

90.5%

2

9.5%

0.309

1

 

T2

50

90.9%

5

9.1%

0.95

(0.17–5.32)

T3

45

80.4%

11

19.6%

2.32

(0.47–11.49)

T4

33

80.5%

8

19.5%

2.31

(0.44–11.98)

Lymph node

       
 

N0

34

94.4%

2

5.6%

0.009

1

 

N > 1

91

79.1%

24

20.9%

4.48

(1.01–19.99)

NX

22

100.0%

0

0.0%

*

*

Metastasis

       
 

M0

121

88.3%

16

11.7%

0.023

1

 

M1

2

50.0%

2

50.0%

7.56

(0.99–57.47)

MX

24

75.0%

8

25.0%

2.52

(0.97–6.55)

Stage

       
 

2

24

96.0%

1

4.0%

0.047

1

 
 

1

11

100.0%

0

0.0%

*

*

3

63

86.3%

10

13.7%

3.81

(0.46–31.38)

4

49

76.6%

15

23.4%

7.34

(0.92–58.94)

Pathological grading

       
 

Well

111

84.1%

21

15.9%

0.251

1

 

Moderate

5

100.0%

0

0.0%

*

*

Poor

28

90.3%

3

9.7%

0.57

(0.16–2.03)

Undifferentiated

3

60.0%

2

40.0%

3.52

(0.55–22.39)

Treatment

       
 

Surgery

103

93.6%

7

6.4%

< 0.001

1

 

CT

4

80.0%

1

20.0%

3.68

(0.36–37.48)

RT

2

100.0%

0

0.0%

*

*

Surgery + CT

12

80.0%

3

20.0%

3.68

(0.84–16.14)

Surgery + RT

9

64.3%

5

35.7%

8.17

(2.15–31.05)

CT + RT

7

87.5%

1

12.5%

2.1

(0.22–19.56)

Surgery + CT + RT

9

50.0%

9

50.0%

14.71

(4.43–48.85)

Rehabilitation

       
 

Yes

67

89.3%

8

10.7%

0.160

1

 

No

80

81.6%

18

18.4%

1.88

(0.77–4.61)

  1. * Chi-square test
  2. & Logistic regression analysis