Research Article

Expression and Genetic Polymorphisms of ERCC1 in Chinese Han Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of OSCC patients and controls.

CharacteristicsOSCC patients ()Normal controls () value

Age (year)
 <6049 (43.4)100 (54.3)0.074
 ≥6064 (56.6)84 (45.7)
Gender (, %)
 Male78 (69.0)96 (53.2)0.005
 Female35 (31.0)88 (46.8)
Smoking status
 Never52 (46.0)98 (53.3)0.234
 Ever61 (54.0)86 (46.7)
Drinking status
 Never75 (66.4)148 (80.4)0.009
 Ever38 (33.6)36 (19.6)
TNM stage
 I/II53
 III/IV60
Lymph node metastasis
 Negative109
 Positive4