Table 5 Clinical predictors for long-term functional outcomes.

Sex

0.050 ^a

0.367 ^a

Cancer diagnosis

0.023 ^a*

0.157 ^a

Radiation exposure

0.023 ^a*

0.002 ^a*

Preoperative G-tube

0.026 ^a*

0.030 ^a*

Percentage tongue resected

0.002 ^a*

0.263 ^a

HCL class

0.551 ^a

0.342 ^a

Condyle resected

0.218 ^a

0.574 ^a

Ramus resected

0.367 ^a

0.500 ^a

Body resected

0.367 ^a

0.644 ^a

Anterior resection

0.085 ^a

0.433 ^a

Age

0.217 ^b

0.037 ^b*

Bony defect (cm)

0.600 ^b

0.599 ^b

Skin paddle area (cm²)

<0.001 ^b*

0.072 ^b