Clinical Study
Nonsurgical Treatment for Vocal Fold Leukoplakia: An Analysis of 178 Cases
Table 2
Characteristics of baseline patient information.
| | Flat and smooth | Elevated and smooth | Rough | |
| Gender | | | | | Male | 63 | 99 | 9 | 0.675 | Female | 3 | 4 | 0 | | Age | 48.7 ± 8.5 | 49.3 ± 8.4 | 63.3 ± 7.9 | <0.001 | Smoking | | | | | Yes | 48 | 87 | 8 | 0.145 | No | 18 | 16 | 1 | Alcohol consumption | | | | | Yes | 27 | 46 | 1 | 0.132 | No | 39 | 57 | 8 | Laryngopharyngeal reflux |
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| Yes | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0.503 | No | 53 | 83 | 8 | Voice abuse | | | | | Yes | 58 | 90 | 7 | 1.000 | No | 8 | 13 | 2 | Site of lesion | | | | | Unilateral vocal cord | 21 | 44 | 6 | 0.089 | Bilateral vocal cords | 45 | 59 | 3 |
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comparisons were by Fisher’s exact test except age (one-way analysis of variance).
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