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Table 1 Patient characteristics and univariate analysis

From: Development and validation of a model for temporal lobe necrosis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with intensity modulated radiation therapy

Characteristics

Patient number

Training Cohort (512 samples)

Testing Cohort (986 samples)

749 (100)

Necrosis (+)

Necrosis (−)

P

Necrosis (+)

Necrosis (−)

P

Age, mean ± SD, years

48.7 ± 12.0

48.8 ± 9.36

47.4 ± 11.7

.453

50.3 ± 10.6

49.2 ± 12.3

.595

Gender

   

.528

  

.131

 Male

504 (67.3)

29 (5.6)

369 (72.1)

 

27 (2.7)

683 (69.3)

 

 Female

195 (26.0)

11 (2.1)

103 (20.1)

 

12 (1.2)

264 (26.8)

 

Diabetes

   

.526

  

.551

 Yes

41 (5.5)

3 (0.6)

19 (3.7)

 

1 (0.1)

59 (6.0)

 

 No

708 (94.5)

37 (7.2)

453 (88.5)

 

38 (3.9)

888 (90.1)

 

Hypertension

   

1.000

  

.131

 Yes

79 (10.6)

4 (0.8)

42 (8.2)

 

1 (0.1)

111 (11.3)

 

 No

670 (89.5)

36 (7.0)

430 (84.0)

 

38 (3.9%)

836 (84.8)

 

T-stage

   

.045*

  

.002*

 T1

215 (28.7)

5 (1.0)

119 (23.2)

 

5 (0.5)

301 (30.5)

 

 T2

244 (32.6)

16 (3.1)

172 (33.6)

 

9 (0.9)

291 (29.5)

 

 T3

194 (25.9)

7 (1.3)

89 (17.4)

 

19 (1.9)

263 (26.7)

 

 T4

96 (12.8)

12 (2.3)

82 (16.0)

 

6 (0.6)

92 (9.3)

 

N-stage

   

.421

  

.155

 N0

109 (14.5)

4 (0.8)

74 (14.4)

 

4 (0.4)

136 (13.8)

 

 N1

332 (44.3)

24 (4.7)

192 (37.5)

 

24 (2.4)

424 (43.0)

 

 N2

216 (28.8)

10 (2.0)

168 (32.8)

 

10 (1.0)

244 (24.7)

 

 N3

92 (12.28)

2 (0.4)

38 (7.4)

 

1 (0.1)

143 (14.5)

 

Overall stage

   

.913

  

.763

 I

45 (6.01)

1 (0.2)

25 (4.9)

 

0 (0)

64 (6.5)

 

 II

226 (30.2)

17 (3.3)

133 (26.0)

 

8 (0.8)

294 (29.8

 

 III

295 (39.4)

8 (1.6)

196 (38.3)

 

24 (2.4)

362 (36.7)

 

 IVA

91 (12.15)

12 (2.3)

80 (15.6)

 

6 (0.6)

84 (8.5)

 

 IVB

92 (12.3)

2 (0.4)

38 (7.4)

 

1 (0.1)

143 (14.5)

 

Induction chemotherapy

   

.477

  

.832

 Yes

550 (73.4)

30 (5.9)

322 (62.9)

 

12 (1.2)

264 (26.8)

 

 No

194 (25.9)

10 (2.0)

150 (29.3)

 

27 (2.7)

683 (69.3)

 

Concurrent chemotherapy

   

1.000

  

.080

 Yes

334 (44.6)

20 (3.9)

242 (47.3)

 

35 (3.5)

723 (73.3)

 

 No

415 (55.4)

20 (3.9)

230 (44.9)

 

4 (0.4)

224 (22.7)

 

Adjuvant chemotherapy

   

.662

  

.418

 Yes

226 (30.2)

11 (3.1)

109 (21.3)

 

19 (1.9)

387 (39.2)

 

 No

523 (69.8)

29 (5.7)

363 (70.9)

 

20 (2.0)

560 (56.8)

 

Predicted probability, median (95% range)

 

9.8 (5.0–19.1)

6.7 (3.6–13.9)

<.001*

8.4 (5.1–25.3)

6.4 (3.1–15.4)

<.001*

  1. All statistics were based on temporal lobe number. P value is derived from the univariable association analyses between each of the clinical variables and TLN status. For binary variables, a chi-square test was used
  2. *P value <.05