Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 242)
From: Impact of late toxicities on quality of life for survivors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Variables | No | % |
|---|---|---|
Age, median (range) years | 46 (17–78) | |
≦40 | 73 | 30.2 |
41 ~ 60 | 154 | 63.6 |
>60 | 15 | 6.2 |
Gender | ||
Male | 168 | 69.4 |
Female | 74 | 30.6 |
Marital status | ||
With spouse | 188 | 79.3 |
Without spouse | 49 | 20.7 |
Education years | ||
≦6 | 62 | 26.2 |
6 ~ 12 | 118 | 49.8 |
>12 | 57 | 24.0 |
AJCC stage | ||
I | 21 | 8.7 |
II | 107 | 44.2 |
III | 74 | 30.6 |
IV | 40 | 16.5 |
Radiotherapy | ||
IMRT | 100 | 41.3 |
Non-IMRT | 142 | 58.7 |
Chemotherapy | ||
Yes | 160 | 66.1 |
No | 82 | 33.9 |
Survival years | ||
5 ~ 7 | 162 | 66.9 |
8 ~ 10 | 54 | 22.4 |
11 ~ 13 | 26 | 10.7 |