Low Survival Rates of Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 2

Comparison of studied variables between patients with and without death (oral cancer/SCC) after diagnosis of oral and oropharyngeal cancer.

Variable	Death		value
	Yes ()	No ()
(%)
Age			0.434
<40 years	1 (1.2)	2 (5.1)
40 to 70 years	55 (67.1)	25 (64.1)
>70 years	26 (31.7)	12 (30.8)
Gender			0.384
Female	25 (30.5)	15 (38.5)
Male	57 (69.5)	24 (61.5)
Skin color			0.270
White	23 (28.0)	10 (25.6)
Brown	35 (42.7)	12 (30.8)
Black	24 (29.3)	17 (43.6)
Residence			0.659
Urban	35 (42.7)	15 (38.5)
Rural	47 (57.3)	24 (61.5)
Education			0.236
Illiterate	63 (76.8)	23 (66.7)
Literate	19 (23.2)	13 (33.3)
Occupation			0,665
EA	30 (36.6)	18 (46.2)
NEA	52 (63.4)	21 (53.8)
Tobacco use			0.050
Yes	78 (95.1)	33 (84.6)
No	04 (4.9)	6 (15.4)
Alcohol intake			0.123
Yes	56 (68.3)	21 (53.8)
No	26 (31.7)	18 (46.2)
Cancer location			0.334
Oral	72 (87.8)	37 (94.9)
Oropharynx	10 (12.2)	02 (5.1)
Cancer staging			0.009
Early	08 (9.8)	11 (28.2)
Advanced	74 (90.2)	28 (71.8)
Surgery			<0.001
Yes	07 (8.5)	15 (38.5)
No	75 (91.5)	24 (61.5)

Chi-square test. Fisher’s exact test. NEA: noneconomically active; EA: economically active.