Characteristics | EBV DNA load | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean (IU/ml) | σ | ||
Age | |||
≤ 30 | 24,694 | ± 63,760 | 0.01 |
> 30 | 119,801 | ± 369,113 | |
Gender | |||
Female | 62,539 | ± 186,538 | 0.1 |
Male | 80,909 | ± 231,513 | |
Gender and Age | |||
Female, ≤ 30 | 42,658 | ± 93,241 | |
Female, > 30 | 70,876 | ± 214,835 | 0.4 |
Male, ≤ 30 | 10,957 | ± 19,628 | |
Male, > 30 | 101,064 | ± 259,527 | |
Cigarette smoking | |||
No | 109,881 | ± 368,262 | 0.2 |
Yes | 66,385 | ± 195,496 | |
Alcohol consumption | |||
No | 95,116 | ± 324,783 | 0.2 |
Yes | 106,263 | ± 328,960 | |
Family history of cancer | |||
No | 63,627 | ± 160,216 | 0.04 |
Yes | 209,697 | ± 612,347 | |
Tumor classification | |||
T1-T2 | 30,072 | ± 58,802 | 0.012 |
T3-T4 | 124,706 | ± 381,729 | |
Lymph node status | |||
N0-N1 | 32,175 | ± 85,392 | 0.003 |
N2-N3 | 141,974 | ± 412,092 | |
Metastasis status | |||
M0 | 30,455 | ± 67,107 | 0.00 |
M1 | 240,946 | ± 546,896 | |
Stage of the disease | |||
I | 2197 | ± 3442 | 0.01 |
II | 29,266 | ± 58,612 | |
III | 29,515 | ± 77,795 | |
IV | 141,779 | ± 476,377 |