Table 1 Description of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 32 (13.3) |
Male | 209 (86.7) |
Race | |
White | 144 (59.8) |
Black | 16 (6.6) |
Other races | 81 (33.6) |
Civil status | |
Single | 32 (13.3) |
Married | 164 (68.0) |
Separated/divorced | 32 (13.3) |
Widowed | 13 (5.4) |
Education | |
<8 years | 161 (67.1) |
≥8 to <11 years | 26 (10.8) |
≥ 12 years | 53 (22.1) |
Family monthly incomea | |
<1 | 11 (4.7) |
≥1 and <3 | 173 (73.3) |
≥3 and <6 | 40 (16.9) |
≥6 | 12 (5.1) |
Professional statusb | |
Inactive | 183 (75.9) |
Active | 58 (24.1) |
Teeth | |
No | 92 (38.2) |
Yes | 149 (61.8) |
Histological type | |
SCC | 234 (97.1) |
Other | 7 (2.9) |
TNM | |
0 | 1 (0.4) |
I | 37 (15.9) |
II | 32 (13.7) |
III | 77 (33) |
IV | 86 (36.9) |
Tumor site | |
Oral cavity | 57 (23.7) |
Hypopharynx | 21 (8.7) |
Oropharynx | 61 (25.3) |
Larynx | 102 (42.3) |
ECOG | |
0 | 172 (71.4) |
1 | 67 (27.8) |
2 | 2 (0.8) |
Type of treatment | |
Radiation | 40 (16.39) |
Radiation + chemotherapy | 85 (35.26) |
Radiation + chemotherapy + surgery | 51 (21.16) |
Radiation + surgery | 65 (26.97) |
Full denture | |
No | 107 (44.4) |
Yes | 134 (55.6) |