Table 1 The clinical characteristics of patients with NPC and controls
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (n = 29) | Chronic hyperplastic nasopharyngitis (n = 130) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age(years) | 48.10 | 41.60 | |
Sex | Male | 17 | 71 |
Female | 12 | 59 | |
Smoking | Yes | 10 | 21 |
No | 19 | 109 | |
Drinking Alcohol | Yes | 8 | 19 |
No | 21 | 111 | |
Hypertension | Yes | 8 | 23 |
No | 21 | 103 | |
Diabetes | Yes | 7 | 5 |
No | 22 | 125 | |
EBV-DNA | Positive | 28 | 16 |
Negative | 1 | 114 | |