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Table 2 Clinicopathological variables between the less than 40 years group and the more than 40 years group

From: The role of primary surgical treatment in young patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: a 20-year review of 34 cases

Variables

No. of patients

p

Age (years)

<40

≥40

 

Alcohol consumption

   

 Current or former

20 (58.82 %)

260 (69.52 %)

0.198

 Never

14 (41.18 %)

114 (30.48 %)

 

Smoking

   

 Current or former

20 (58.82 %)

287 (76.74 %)

0.020

 Never

14 (41.18 %)

87 (23.26 %)

 

Tumor location

   

 Larynx glottic

22 (64.71 %)

278 (74.33 %)

0.223

 Larynx non-glottic

12 (35.29 %)

96 (25.67 %)

 

Histological differentiation

   

 Well and moderate

24 (70.59 %)

301 (80.48 %)

0.170

 Poor

10 (29.41 %)

73 (19.52 %)

 

Tumor size

   

 Less than 3 cm

25 (73.53 %)

276 (73.80 %)

0.973

 More than 3 cm

9 (26.47 %)

98 (26.20 %)

 

Node involvement

   

 Yes

6 (17.65 %)

76 (20.32 %)

0.710

 No

28 (82.35 %)

298 (79.68 %)

 

Stage

   

 I + II

21 (61.76 %)

247 (66.04 %)

0.615

 III + V

13 (38.24 %)

127 (33.96 %)

 

5-year survival

   

 Alive

23 (67.65 %)

248 (66.31 %)

0.874

 Dead

11 (32.35 %)

126 (33.69 %)

 
  1. p value is the result of chi-square test in the same factor, and p < 0.05 is considered statistically significant