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Table 2 Tumor characteristics and type of treatment

From: Evaluation of oral mucositis, candidiasis, and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer treated with a hypofractionated or conventional radiotherapy protocol: a longitudinal, prospective, observational study

Variables

Group

GHipo (n = 23)

GConv (n = 43)

Total (n = 66)

p-value

Primary tumor

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

 Oral cavity

12 (52.2%)

16 (37.2%)

28 (42.4%)

0.779#

 Pharynx

7 (30,4%)

16 (37.2%)

23 (34.8%)

 Salivary gland

2 (8.7%)

3 (7.0%)

4 (7.6%)

 Larynx

1 (4.3%)

5 (11.6%)

6 (9,1%)

 Maxillary sinus

1 (4.3%)

3 (7.0%)

4 (6.1%)

Clinical stagea

 Early (0, I, II)

2 (8.7%)

8 (18.6%)

10 (15.1%)

0.465# #

 Advanced (III and IV)

21 (91.3%)

34 (79.1%)

55 (25.8%)

Concomitant chemotherapy

 No

9 (39.1%)

20 (46.5%)

29 (43.9%)

0.611# #

 Yes

14 (60.9%)

23 (53.5%)

37 (56.1%)

Radiotherapy sessions

 Median (Min–Max)

20 (20–20)

35 (29—35)

  
  1. GHipo, Hypofractionation group; GConv, Conventional group
  2. a1 Patient in GConv without Clinical stage information
  3. # Monte Carlo simulation
  4. # # Chi-square test