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45.87 % of the patients were having CPI code 2 . Highest reported CPI code 2 patients belong to 60-69 years of age group constituting 15.29 % cases while least reported prevalent age group

was ≥70 years constituting 8 ( 3.31 %) cases . CPI code 4 was found only in 3 patients . There was statistical significant difference reported when CPI scores were tested with age groups and gender ( table 5 ).

Table 5 : Gender and age group distribution of CPI among HNC and oral cancer patients