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Table 2 Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of patients (%)

From: Salivary and serum IL-10, TNF-α, TGF-β, VEGF levels in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and correlation with HPV and EBV infections

 

EBV

P value

HPV

P value

Positive N = 40

Negative N = 38

Positive N = 24

Negative N = 54

Sex

female

2.5

15.8

0.0401*

4.2

11.1

0.2908

male

97.5

84.2

95.8

88.9

Age

40–49

20.0

10.5

0.4902

0

22.2

0.5692

50–69

40.0

47.4

75.0

29.6

70 +

40.0

42.1

25.0

48.2

Place of residence

urban

70.0

57.9

0.2652

75.0

59.3

0.1736

rural

30.0

42.1

25.0

40.7

Smoking

yes

80.0

78.9

0.9083

83.3

77.8

0.5692

no

20.0

21.1

16.7

22.2

Alcohol

yes

45.0

42.1

0.7966

33.3

48.2

0.2196

no

55.0

57.9

66.7

57.8

Histological grading G

1

20.0

31.6

0.4911

33.3

22.8

0.0023*

2

75.0

63.2

55.0

77.8

3

5.0

5.2

16.7

0

T stage

1

10.0

15.8

0.0908

0

18.5

0.0004*

2

45.0

42.1

75.0

29.7

3

30.0

10.5

8.3

25.9

4

15.0

31.6

16.7

25.9

N stage

N0

50.0

63.2

0.7043

58.3

55.6

0.7948

N1

20.0

15.8

16.7

18.5

N2

15.0

10.5

16.7

11.1

N3

15.0

10.5

8.3

14.8

  1. *statistically significant