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Table 5 Association between the laboratory tests and predictor variables in 159 oral carcinoma patients.

From: Preoperative C-reactive protein to albumin ratio and oral health in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients

  CRP alb
< 3 3≤   ≤ 38 38<  
n (of 96) % n (of 63) % p value n (of 83) % n (of 76) % p Value
Periodontal stability           
present 52 67.5 25 32.5   41 53.2 36 46.8  
not present 44 53.7 38 46.3 0.078 42 51.2 40 48.8 0.874
Marginal bone loss           
not present 15 65.2 8 34.8   12 52.2 11 47.8  
mild 38 65.5 20 34.5   23 39.7 35 60.3  
moderate 32 56.1 25 43.9   34 59.6 23 40.4  
Severe 10 50.0 10 50.0 0.547 14 70.0 6 30.0 0.060
Total number of teeth           
0 9 56.3 7 43.8   10 62.5 6 37.5  
1–12 9 56.3 7 43.8   8 50.0 8 50.0  
13–24 36 56.3 28 43.8   39 60.9 25 39.1  
25–32 42 66.7 21 33.3 0.620 26 41.3 37 58.7 0.129
Stage           
I–II 54 65.1 29 34.9   42 50.6 41 49.4  
III–IV 42 55.3 34 44.7 0.256 41 53.9 35 46.1 0.751
T-class           
Tis–T2 67 67.0 33 33.0   49 49.0 51 51.0  
T3–T4 29 49.2 30 50.8 0.030 34 57.6 25 42.4 0.327
Lymph node status           
N0 73 62.9 43 37.1   61 52.6 55 47.4  
N1 or more       22 51.2 21 48.8 1.000
Site           
Tongue 45 64.3 25 35.7   38 54.3 32 45.7  
Gum or palate 30 55.6 24 44.4   34 63.0 20 37.0  
Floor of the mouth 15 60.0 10 40.0   7 28.0 18 72.0  
Cheek 6 60.0 4 40.0 0.793 4 40.0 6 60.0 0.027
  1. Statistically significant values are in bold