Clinicopathologic characteristics of 5860 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Note: BMI = body mass index, CHO = total cholesterol, TG = triglycerides, HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol, VCA = viral capsid antigen, EA = early antigen, IgA = immunoglobulin A, IMRT = intensity-modulated radiotherapy, 3DCRT = three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, 2DCRT = two-dimensional conventional radiotherapy.P1 – diabetes vs normoglycemia; P2 – prediabetes vs normoglycemia.§According to the World Health Organization classifications for Asian populations.¶Stratified into normal and abnormal group.#In accordance with the criteria adopted in the previous study.*Based on the criteria of WHO histological type (1991): I - Squamous-cell carcinomas, II - Differentiated non-keratinising carcinoma, III - Undifferentiated non-keratinising carcinoma.Clinicopathologic characteristics of 5860 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.