Parameters
No. (%)
CD44sol ng/mL mean (SD)
p value
Site Supraglottic Glottic
28 (36.8%) 48 (63.2%)
35.6 (30) 38 (24.9)
0.703
Histological grade Well differentiated Moderately differentiated Poorly differentiated
10 (13.1%) 46 (60.5%) 20 (26.4%)
42.5 (29) 37 (22.7) 34.8 (34)
0.763
Tumor size T1 T2 T3 T4
30 (39.5%) 28 (36.8%) 14 (18.4%) 4 (5.3%)
32.3 (23.3) 39.7 (29) 44.6 (30) 29.9 (22.4)
0.461
Lymph node status pN0 pN+
54 (71%) 22 (29%)
35.6 (24.5) 40.8 (31.9)
0.446
Clinical stage Early clinical stage (I–II) Advanced clinical stage (III–IV)
42 (55.3%) 34 (44.7%)
32.3 (20.5) 43.2 (32.2)
0.09