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.
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| Sex | Female | 15 | 21.1 | Male | 56 | 78.9 | Age (years) | <50 | 10 | 14 | ≥50 | 61 | 86 | Place of residence | Urban | 39 | 54.9 | Rural | 32 | 45.1 | Smoking | Yes | 65 | 91.5 | No | 6 | 8.5 | Excessive use of alcohol | Yes | 37 | 52.1 | No | 34 | 47.9 | Histological tumor type | Squamous cell carcinoma | 66 | 92.9 | Other | 5 | 7.1 | Histological grade | G1 | 24 | 33.8 | G2 | 29 | 40.8 | G3 | 13 | 18.3 | Not determined | 5 | 7.1 | Lesion location | Oral cavity | 5 | 7.0 | Oropharynx | 4 | 5.6 | Palatine tonsil | 18 | 25.3 | Palate | 7 | 9.8 | Tongue | 21 | 29.5 | Other | 16 | 22.8 | Clinical staging | I | 1 | 1.4 | II | 13 | 18.3 | III | 10 | 14.1 | IV | 47 | 66.2 |
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