Table 1.
Selected characteristics for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cases and controls
| Cases (n=270) (n,%) |
Controls (n=493) (n,%) |
p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Mean (SD) | 59.9 (±11.7) | 61.0 (±11.5) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 190 (70.4) | 359 (72.8) | |
| Female | 80 (29.6) | 134 (27.2) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 250 (92.6) | 457 (92.7) | 0.98 |
| Other | 20 (7.4) | 36 (7.3) | |
| Highest Education Level | |||
| High school or less | 107 (39.6) | 150 (30.4) | 0.01 |
| More than high school | 163 (60.4) | 343 (69.6) | |
| BMI | |||
| <25 | 103 (38.2) | 162 (32.9) | 0.08 |
| 25 to <30 | 115 (42.6) | 210 (42.6) | |
| ≥30 | 52 (19.3) | 121 (24.5) | |
| Tobacco, pack-years | |||
| Never | 53 (19.6) | 164 (33.3) | <0.01 |
| >0 to < 16 | 50 (18.5) | 114 (23.1) | |
| 16 to 41 | 67 (24.8) | 125 (25.4) | |
| >41 | 100 (37.0) | 90 (18.3) | |
| Alcohol Consumption, drinks/week | |||
| ≤3.1 | 48 (17.8) | 138 (28.0) | <0.01 |
| >3.1 – 7.3 | 48 (17.8) | 139 (28.2) | |
| >7.3 – 22.1 | 63 (23.3) | 135 (27.4) | |
| >22.1 | 111 (41.1) | 81 (16.4) | |
| HPV16 Antibody Titer | |||
| Positive | 82 (30.4) | 53 (10.8) | <0.01 |
| Negative | 188 (69.6) | 440 (89.3) | |
| Total Calories | |||
| ≤1532.4 | 69 (25.6) | 123 (25.0) | 0.18 |
| 1532.5–1920.5 | 57 (21.1) | 123 (25.0) | |
| 1920.6–2404.9 | 58 (21.5) | 124 (25.0) | |
| >2404.9 | 86 (31.1) | 123 (25.0) | |
| Total Fruit Consumption, servings/week | |||
| ≤9.4 | 123 (45.6) | 165 (33.5) | <0.01 |
| >9.4 – 16.7 | 81 (30.0) | 164 (33.3) | |
| >16.7 | 66 (24.4) | 164 (33.3) | |
| Citrus Fruit Consumption, servings/week | |||
| ≤2.2 | 116 (43.0) | 159 (32.3) | 0.02 |
| >2.2 – 7.2 | 82 (30.4) | 167 (33.9) | |
| >7.2 | 72 (26.7) | 167 (33.9) | |
| Vitamin C Intake | |||
| Tertile 1 | 108 (40.0) | 146 (29.6) | 0.02 |
| Tertile 2 | 79 (29.3) | 175 (35.5) | |
| Tertile 3 | 83 (30.7) | 172 (34.9) | |
*
Tests controlled for age and gender.