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Table 1 Clinical features of patients

From: Development of a risk prediction model for radiation dermatitis following proton radiotherapy in head and neck cancer using ensemble machine learning

 

< Grade 2 RD

Value-x (%)

≥ Grade 2 RD

Value-x (%)

p-value

n = 26

n = 31

AJCC Stage

  

0.007

I

4 (15)

0 (0)

 

II

10 (38)

6 (19)

 

III

5 (19)

17 (55)

 

IV

7 (27)

8 (26)

 

Tumor classification

  

0.661

T1

16 (62)

15 (48)

 

T2

3 (12)

6 (19)

 

T3

2 (8)

7 (23)

 

T4

5 (19)

3 (10)

 

Node classification

  

0.005

N0

6 (23)

3 (10)

 

N1

13 (50)

8 (26)

 

N2

6 (23)

12 (38)

 

N3

1 (4)

8 (26)

 

Age (years)

  

0.501

Mean

49

51

 

Range

31–71

36–71

 

< 49

14 (54)

16 (52)

 

≥ 49

12 (46)

15 (48)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

  

0.180

Mean

24.3

25.6

 

Range

17.1–30.8

17.7–28.7

 

< 24

13 (50)

10 (32)

 

≥ 24

13 (50)

21 (68)

 

Gender

  

0.193

Male

17 (65)

25 (81)

 

Female

9 (35)

6 (19)

 

DM

  

0.792

Yes

2 (8)

3 (10)

 

No

24 (92)

28 (90)

 

HTN

  

0.513

Yes

4 (15)

3 (10)

 

No

22 (85)

28 (90)

 

Smoking

  

0.008

Yes

4 (15)

15 (48)

 

No

22 (85)

16 (52)

 

Chemotherapy

  

0.499

Yes

23 (89)

29 (94)

 

No

3 (11)

2 (6)

 

Planning

  

0.188

Yes

15 (58)

23 (74)

 

No

11 (42)

9 (26)

 
  1. Abbreviations AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer; RD: Radiation dermatitis; BMI: Body mass index; DM: Diabetes mellitus; HTN: Hypertension