Research Article

Salivary IL-17A, IL-17F, and TNF-α Are Associated with Disease Advancement in Patients with Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer

Table 1

Characteristics of the study group.

%

SexFemale1521.1
Male5678.9
Age (years)<501014
≥506186
Place of residenceUrban3954.9
Rural3245.1
SmokingYes6591.5
No68.5
Excessive use of alcoholYes3752.1
No3447.9
Histological tumor typeSquamous cell carcinoma6692.9
Other57.1
Histological gradeG12433.8
G22940.8
G31318.3
Not determined57.1
Lesion locationOral cavity57.0
Oropharynx45.6
Palatine tonsil1825.3
Palate79.8
Tongue2129.5
Other1622.8
Clinical stagingI11.4
II1318.3
III1014.1
IV4766.2