Table 1 Statistical association of clinical factors and HPV status

Age

< = 40

22

1 (4.5)

0.02

>40 and <60

28

10 (35.7)

> = 60

42

8 (19)

Sex

F

28

4 (14.3)

0.32

M

64

15 (23.4)

Smoking

Y

53

11 (20.8)

0.59

N

32

6 (18.8)

Former

5

0 (0)

Alcohol

Y

46

9 (19.6)

0.47

N

19

2 (10.5)

Former

6

0 (0)

Other

18

5 (27.8)

Stage

I

6

0 (0)

0.12

II

22

1 (4.5)

III

21

5 (23.8)

IV

40

10 (25)

Tumor Differentiation

Well

1

0 (0)

0.51

Moderately

68

12 (17.6)

Poorly

18

5 (27.8)

Other

5

2 (40)

Site

Tongue

29

1 (3.4)

< 0.0001

FOM

8

1 (12.5)

FOM+Tongue

6

0 (0)

Oropharynx (Base of Tongue)

22

16 (72.7)

Larynx/Pharynx/Nasopharynx

17

1 (5.9)

Other

10

0 (0)

Node

+

43

15 (34.9)

< 0.0001

-

46

1 (2.2)

Outcome

Alive

83

17 (20.5)

0.24

Dead

7

0 (0)

HPV

+

19

-

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