BMC Cancer

Table 1 Characteristics of the sample of H&N cancer patients

From: Depression, anxiety, fatigue, and quality of life in a large sample of patients suffering from head and neck cancer in comparison with the general population

	Total (n=817)		Males (n=631)		Females (n=186)
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age group
18–64 y.	476	58.3	369	58.5	107	57.5
≥ 65 y.	341	41.7	262	41.5	79	42.5
Occupation^a
Not occupied	625	76.5	490	77.7	135	72.6
Occupied	192	23.5	141	22.3	51	27.4
Alcohol drinking
No	602	73.7	435	68.9	167	89.8
Yes	215	26.3	196	31.1	19	10.2
Smoking
No	601	73.6	446	70.7	155	83.3
Yes	216	26.4	185	29.3	31	16.7
Tumor group
Oral cavity	124	15.2	88	13.9	36	19.4
Oropharynx	285	34.9	220	34.9	65	34.9
Larynx, Hypopharynx	246	30.1	220	34.9	26	14.0
Other	162	19.8	103	16.3	59	31.7
Tumor stage^a
I	141	19.2	105	18.2	36	22.5
II	102	13.9	82	14.2	20	12.5
III	122	16.6	89	15.5	33	20.6
IV	371	50.4	300	52.1	71	44.4
Treatment group
1: OP + RT - CT-	215	26.3	159	25.2	56	30.1
2: OP + RT + CT-	199	24.4	159	25.2	40	21.5
3: OP + RT + CT+	246	30.1	192	30.4	54	29.0
4: OP - RT + CT+	116	14.2	93	14.7	23	12.4
5: Other	41	5.0	28	4.4	13	7.0
Metastases
No	441	54.0	337	53.4	104	55.9
Yes	376	46.0	294	46.6	82	44.1
ECOG performance^a
0	205	34.4	157	34.2	48	35.0
1	319	53.5	249	54.2	70	51.1
2–4	72	12.1	53	11.5	19	13.9
Body Mass Index
< 20 kg/m²	135	16.5	89	14.1	46	24.7
20 – < 25 kg/m²	391	47.9	314	49.8	77	41.4
25 – < 30 kg/m²	216	26.4	176	27.9	40	21.5
≥ 30 kg/m²	75	9.2	52	8.2	23	12.4
Time since diagnosis^a
≤ 9 months	429	52.6	324	51.4	105	56.8
> 9 months	386	47.4	306	48.6	80	43.2

OP Surgery, RT Radiotherapy, CT Chemotherapy
^aMissing data not reported

Back to article page

ISSN: 1471-2407

Contact us

Submission enquiries: bmccancer@biomedcentral.com
General enquiries: ORSupport@springernature.com