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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 24.
Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2010 Jun;120(6):1166–1172. doi: 10.1002/lary.20924

TABLE II.

Bivariate Associations With 1-Year Sleep Score.

Variable Parameter Estimate Standard Error P Value
Age (decades) 3.8 0.9 <.001
SF-36 pain (10 points), 1 yr 4.35 0.3 <.001
No. Mean Sleep Score SD P Value

Xerostomia, 1 yr <.001
 Not at all 96 78.6 17.1
 Slightly 78 70.7 18.2
 Moderately 85 71.8 18.6
 A lot 122 69.0 20.1
 Extremely 76 53.5 21.4
Radiation .378
 Yes 389 68.9 20.9
 No 68 71.3 19.1
Chemotherapy .194
 Yes 284 68.3 21.0
 No 173 70.9 19.9
Surgery (any) .974
 Yes 240 69.3 20.6
 No 217 69.2 20.7
Primary site surgery .732
 Yes 162 68.8 20.2
 No 295 69.5 20.8
Neck dissection .796
 Yes 191 69.6 20.9
 No 266 69.1 20.4
Feeding tube, 1 yr .005
 Yes 77 63.2 20.3
 No 380 70.5 20.5
Tracheotomy,1 yr .001
 Yes 17 53.3 25.8
 No 440 69.9 20.2
Cancer site .348
 Pharynx* 247 70.3 20.7
 Oral cavity/sinus 94 66.7 20.2
 Larynx 116 69.1 20.7
Stage 4 .452
 Yes 266 68.7 21.8
 No 191 70.1 18.8
Comorbidity .068
 None/mild 321 70.4 20.3
 Moderate/severe 136 66.6 21.0
Depressed, 1 yr <.001
 Yes 176 54.7 18.2
 No 281 78.4 16.3
Smoked past month, 1 yr <.001
 Yes 86 57.6 20.7
 No 371 72.0 19.6
Alcohol problem, 1 yr <.001
 Yes 49 54.4 20.6
 No 408 71.1 19.9
Sex .040
 Male 353 70.3 20.8
 Female 104 65.6 19.6

Short Form-36 = SF-36; SD = standard deviation.

The SF-36 Bodily Pain Score and the MOS Sleep Score are measured on a scale of 0–100 with 100 being the best score.

*

Pharynx cancer site includes Oropharynx, Hypopharynx, Nasopharynx, and Unknown Primary.