Table 1. Characteristics of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma from Tanzania (n=61).
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 41 | 67.2 |
| Female | 20 | 32.8 |
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| Age | ||
| <40 | 9 | 14.8 |
| >=40 | 52 | 85.2 |
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| HIV status | ||
| Positive | 5 | 8.2 |
| Negative | 32 | 52.5 |
| Not reported | 24 | 39.3 |
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| Smoking status | ||
| Current | 16 | 26.2 |
| Former | 19 | 31.1 |
| Never | 26 | 42.6 |
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| Alcohol consumption | ||
| Yes | 31 | 50.8 |
| No | 30 | 49.2 |
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| Cooking site | ||
| Indoors in a separate building | 26 | 42.6 |
| Indoors without chimney | 13 | 21.3 |
| Other | 1 | 1.6 |
| Outdoors | 21 | 34.4 |
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| Burnt tongue or mouth in past year | ||
| Yes | 21 | 34.4 |
| No | 40 | 65.6 |