Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Age | |
| Median 54.6 y | (range, 40–75 y) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 63 (89%) |
| Female | 8 (11%) |
| Disease site | |
| Base of tongue | 38 (54%) |
| Tonsil | 33 (46%) |
| T classification | |
| T1 | 9 (13%) |
| T2 | 28 (39%) |
| T3 | 16 (23%) |
| T4 | 18 (25%) |
| N classification | |
| N0 | 5 (7%) |
| N1 | 6 (8%) |
| N2a | 8 (11%) |
| N2b | 32 (45%) |
| N2c | 14 (20%) |
| N3 | 6 (8%) |
| AJCC stage | |
| III | 8 (11%) |
| IVA | 57 (80%) |
| IVB | 6 (8.5%) |
| BMI (pretreatment) | |
| <18.50 | 0 |
| 18.50–24.99 | 12 (17%) |
| 25.00–29.99 | 27 (38%) |
| ≥30.00 | 32 (45%) |
| Weight loss from pretreatment to 3 mo | |
| <10 lbs | 9 (13%) |
| 10–20 lbs | 16 (23%) |
| 20–30 lbs | 17 (24%) |
| 30–40 lbs | 14 (20%) |
| 40–50 lbs | 11 (15%) |
| >50 lbs | 4 (5%) |
| Smoking status* | |
| Current smoker | 16 (22%) |
| Former smoker | 29 (41%) |
| Never smoker | 26 (37%) |
| Follow-up | |
| Median 49 mo | (range, 12.2–97.2 mo) |
Abbreviations: AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; BMI, body mass index.
*
For current and past cigarette smokers, the median number of pack-years smoked was 21 (range, 1–140 pack-years).