Table 1.
Patient Characteristics (N=684)
| Variables | SFRT (N=349) Mean±SD or N (%) |
AFRT (N=335) Mean±SD or N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 56.19 ± 8.35 | 55.19 ± 9.30 | |
| Gender | Male | 298 (85) | 266 (79) |
| Female | 51 (15) | 69 (21) | |
| Racea | White | 280 (80) | 278 (83) |
| Non-White | 68 (20) | 56 (17) | |
| Educationa | ≤12 years | 183 (61) | 196 (65) |
| >12 years | 118 (39) | 104 (35) | |
| Marital statusa | Married | 175 (54) | 186 (58) |
| Unmarried | 151 (46) | 132 (42) | |
| History of tobacco usea | No | 44 (14) | 66 (22) |
| Yes | 264 (86) | 236 (78) | |
| Radiation dose (Gy) | 70.37± 1.13 | 72.15 ± 1.12 | |
| Primary cancer Site | Oral cavity | 22 (6) | 14 (4) |
| Oropharynx | 212 (61) | 204 (61) | |
| Hypopharynx | 29 (8) | 27 (8) | |
| larynx | 86 (25) | 90 (27) | |
| Stage | III | 74 (21) | 75 (22) |
| IV | 275 (79) | 260 (78) | |
| Tube feeding | No | 267 (77) | 264 (79) |
| Yes | 82 (23) | 71 (21) | |
Abbreviations: SD = Standard deviation, SFRT = Standard fractionation radiotherapy, AFRT = Accelerated fractionation radiotherapy. Statistical significant differences are highlighted in bold text.
Married: married or living as married; unmarried: single, separated, divorced, or widowed.
a
Having missing cases: Race (2); Education (83); Marital status (40); History of tobacco use(74).