Research Article

The Variation of Peripheral Inflammatory Markers in Vocal Leukoplakia before and after Recurrence and Canceration

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients.

VariableData (%)
RecurCancerate

Age (years)
 <6059 (53.2%)23 (28.0%)
 ≥6052 (46.8%)59 (72.0%)
Gender
 Male97 (87.4%)80 (97.6%)
 Female14 (12.6%)2 (2.4%)
Smoking
 Yes65 (58.6%)43 (52.4%)
 No46 (41.4%)39 (47.6%)
Alcohol consuming
 Yes56 (50.5%)27 (32.9%)
 No55 (49.5%)55 (67.1%)
Site of lesion
 Unilateral vocal cord64 (57.7%)35 (42.7%)
 Bilateral vocal cords47 (42.3%)47 (57.3%)
Size of lesion
 <50%43 (38.7%)41 (50.0%)
 ≥50%68 (61.3%)41 (50.0%)
Anterior commissure involved
 Yes40 (36.0%)42 (51.2%)
 No71 (64.0%)40 (48.8%)
Sum11182