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Swallowing function after treatment for early-stage OPC
HPV-negative
Number of participants (%)
P value
HPV-positive
Number of participants (%)
P value
Surgery (n = 55)
RT
(n = 59)
Surgery (n = 69)
RT
(n = 66)
Oropharyngeal tumour site
T classification
N classification
TNM stage
Received treatment
Pre-treatment swallowing problems
Base of tongue
Tonsil Other
T1 T2
N0
N1
N2 (not bilateral)
N2a N2b
I II III IV
Surgery
RT CRT
Surgery + (C)RT
No
Yes Unknown
10 (18)
11 (20) 34 (62)
21 (38) 34 (62)
41 (75) 7 (13) 0 (0)
1 (2) 6 (11)
20 (36) 21 (38) 7 (13) 7 (13)
33 (60)
1 (2)
0 (0) 21 (38)
25 (66)
13 (34) 17
9 (15)
18 (31) 32 (54)
20 (34) 39 (66)
46 (78) 6 (10) 0 (0)
1 (2) 6 (10)
17 (29) 29 (49) 6 (10) 7 (12)
5 (9)
54 (92) 0 (0)
0 (0)
25 (37)
12 (63) 22
.435a
.634a
.974a
.691a
NA
.870
7 (10)
53 (77) 9 (13)
29 (42) 40 (58)
20 (29) 15 (22) 2 (3)
6 (9) 26 (38)
6 (9) 14 (20) 15 (22) 34 (49)
19 (28)
0 (0)
2 (3) 48 (70)
42 (61)
9 (13) 18
16 (24)
45 (68) 5 (8)
14 (21) 52 (78)
33 (50) 8 (12) 3 (5)
6 (9) 16 (24)
5 (8) 28 (42) 8 (12) 25 (38)
0 (0)
52 (79) 8 (12) 6 (9)
45 (80)
11 (20) 10
.072a 2 .009a
.087a
.042a
NA
.791
NB: Not all percentages sum up exactly to 100% due
Abbreviations: ACE-27 = Adult Comorbidity Evaluation-27, HPV = human papilloma virus.
to rounding.
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