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appearance
Unknown 18
Altered taste No
Yes 10 (27)
2
Bothersome No
32 (87) Yes 5 (14)
22 (88) 3 (12) 34
0.9
(0.2–4.3) .933
(0.8–6.2) .103
36 (88) 5 (12) 28
26 (63) 15 (37) 28
63 (96)
3 (5) 3
65 (99)
1 (2) 3
37 (86) 6 (14) 23
21 (49) 22 (51) 23
0.9 (0.3–2.2) .744
1.5 (0.7–3.0) .269
Swallowing function after treatment for early-stage OPC
HPV negative
HPV positive
Number of participants (%)
Regression analysis
Number of participants (%)
Regression analysis
Surgery (n = 55)
RT
(n = 59)
Adjusted RR (95% CI)
P
value
Surgery (n = 69)
RT
(n = 66)
Adjusted RR (95% CI)
P
value
27 (73) Unknown 18
14 (54) 2.3 12 (46)
33
50 (88) NA
Study specific outcomes
PEG tube in No situ
49 (91)
62 (95) NA
3 (5) 1
65 (100) NA
0 (0) 1
Yes 5 (9) Unknown 1
7 (12) 2
57 (100)
0 (0) 2
Tracheostomy No in situ
52 (96)
NA
Yes 2 (4) Unknown 1
NB: Not all percentages sum up exactly to 100% due to Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval, RR = risk ratio.
rounding.
55