Table I.
Demographic characteristics of patients.
Characteristic | n | % |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 345 | 82 |
Female | 76 | 18 |
Race | ||
White | 342 | 81 |
Other | 79 | 19 |
Primary site | ||
Oropharynx | 290 | 69 |
Larynx | 67 | 16 |
Nasopharynx | 46 | 11 |
Hypopharynx | 18 | 4 |
T stage (AJCC 7th ed) | ||
1 | 89 | 21 |
2 | 168 | 40 |
3 | 108 | 26 |
4 | 56 | 13 |
N stage | ||
0 | 47 | 11 |
1 | 92 | 22 |
2 | 269 | 64 |
3 | 13 | 3 |
Overall stage | ||
II | 19 | 4 |
III | 108 | 26 |
IV | 294 | 70 |
Age | ||
≤55 years | 191 | 45 |
>55 years | 230 | 55 |
KPS* | ||
≤80 | 80 | 20 |
>80 | 327 | 80 |