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Table 2 Patient Clinical Characteristics

From: Disparity of perception of quality of life between head and neck cancer patients and caregivers

 

N(%)

Mean GAD-7 Score (SD)

P value* (GAD-7 Score)

Mean PHQ-8 Score (SD)

P value* (PHQ-8 Score)

Tumor Location

 Oral cavity/maxillary

11 (23.4%)

3.09 (3.53)

0.26

3.73 (4.03)

0.60

 Oropharynx

13 (27.7%)

7.08 (5.68)

6.77 (6.70)

 Larynx/Hypopharynx

14 (29.8%)

4.57 (4.54)

5.71 (5.20)

 Other

9 (19.1%)

3.89 (3.76)

4.00 (3.81)

Tumor Stage

 Stage I-II

18 (38.3%)

4.28 (4.07)

0.40

5.33 (5.59)

0.86

 Stage III-IV

24 (51.1%)

5.79 (5.26)

5.50 (5.36)

 Unknown Primary

5 (10.6%)

1.80 (1.48)

3.40 (2.61)

Treatment

 Surgery Alone

3 (6.4%)

2.00 (2.00)

0.11

2.67 (0.58)

0.25

 RT/CRT

13 (27.7%)

7.54 (6.08)

7.00 (6.14)

 Surgery and RT/CRT

31 (65.9%)

3.90 (3.66)

4.71 (4.89)

  1. Abbreviations: GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionaire-7, PHQ-8 Patient Health Questionaire-8
  2. *P-values were calculated with Wilcoxon signed-rank test for two-category data and Kruskal-
  3. Wallis rank sum test for data with more than two categories