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Table 1 Patient characteristics and medically related variables for head and neck cancer survivors

From: Health-related quality of life and utility in head and neck cancer survivors

Characteristic

Total

%

Age, mean (SD), years

56.7 (10.1)

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Gender

ā€ƒFemale

20

16%

ā€ƒMale

107

84%

Tumor site

ā€ƒOral cancer

51

40%

ā€ƒNasopharyngeal cancer

24

19%

ā€ƒThyroid cancer

17

12%

ā€ƒOropharyngeal cancer

15

8%

ā€ƒLaryngeal cancer

10

8%

ā€ƒHypopharyngeal cancer

10

13%

Education (years)

ā€ƒLess than 6ā€‰years

21

17%

ā€ƒ6ā€“12ā€‰years

97

77%

ā€ƒMore than 12ā€‰years

9

7%

Occupational status

ā€ƒEmployed

62

49%

ā€ƒHomemaking

5

4%

ā€ƒNone

60

47%

Marital status

ā€ƒWith a spouse

95

75%

ā€ƒWithout a spouse

32

25%

Annual family income

ā€ƒ>ā€‰1,000,000 NTD

88

69%

ā€ƒ500,000~1,000,000 NTD

32

25%

ā€ƒ<ā€‰500,000 NTD

7

6%

Habits related to cancer

ā€ƒTobacco use

81

64%

ā€ƒBetel nut use

58

46%

ā€ƒAlcohol use

63

50%

Comorbidity (YES)

53

42%

AJCC (7th edition) Stage

ā€ƒI

36

28%

ā€ƒII

15

12%

ā€ƒIII

23

18%

ā€ƒIV

50

39%

Treatment

ā€ƒChemotherapy

ā€ƒā€ƒYes

80

66%

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

41

34%

ā€ƒRadiation therapy

ā€ƒā€ƒYes

96

79%

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

26

21%

ā€ƒSurgery

ā€ƒā€ƒYes

98

85%

ā€ƒā€ƒNo

18

15%

F/U time, mean (SD), years

3.3(0.2)

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  1. I US$ ~33NTD; AJCC American joint committee on cancer