Table 3.
Descriptive Statistics for Cohort of Head and Neck Cancer Patients (N=298)*
| At least one ED visit | Chi-2 P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N=97) | No (N=201) | ||
| No. of patients (%) | No. of patients (%) | ||
| Male | |||
| Female | 26 (27) | 36 (18) | |
| Male | 71 (73) | 165 (82) | 0.08 |
| Age | |||
| <60 | 48 (50) | 114 (57) | |
| 60 + | 49 (50) | 87 (43) | 0.24 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| Underweight/Normal | 42 (44) | 54 (27) | |
| Overweight | 30 (32) | 91 (47) | |
| Obese | 23 (24) | 52 (26) | 0.01 |
| Race | |||
| White | 82 (85) | 171 (85) | |
| Non-White | 15 (15) | 30 (15) | 0.9 |
| Smoking Status | |||
| Never | 43 (57) | 86 (56) | |
| Ever | 33 (43) | 67 (44) | 0.96 |
| Alcohol (drinks/week) | |||
| 0 | 40 (63) | 69 (51) | |
| 1–6 | 16 (25) | 32 (24) | |
| 7–13 | 2 (3) | 15 (11) | |
| 14+ | 6 (9) | 20 (15) | 0.15 |
| Marital Status | |||
| Not-married | 23 (24) | 56 (28) | |
| Married | 73 (76) | 141 (72) | 0.42 |
| Education | |||
| Less Than HS | 30 (32) | 51 (26) | |
| HS or Higher | 64 (68) | 145 (74) | 0.3 |
| Treatment | |||
| Surgery only | 14 (14) | 56 (28) | |
| Radiation | 18 (19) | 56 (28) | |
| Chemo or Chemo-radiation | 65 (67) | 89 (44) | 0.001 |
| Severe Pain | |||
| No (Score < 7) | 70 (72) | 167 (83) | |
| Yes (Score 7+) | 27 (28) | 34 (17) | 0.03 |
| SEER Stage | |||
| In Situ | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | |
| Localized | 7 (7) | 41 (20) | |
| Regional | 63 (65) | 94 (47) | |
| Distant | 9 (9) | 11 (5) | |
| Unstaged/Unknown | 17 (18) | 52 (26) | 0.01 |
| CHD | |||
| No | 80 (87) | 173 (91) | |
| Yes | 12 (13) | 18 (9) | 0.35 |
| Stroke | |||
| No | 88 (97) | 185 () | |
| Yes | 3 (3) | 5 (3) | 0.72 |
| Hypertension | |||
| No | 35 (38) | 112 (58) | |
| Yes | 57 (62) | 80 (42) | 0.001 |
| Diabetes | |||
| No | 80 (87) | 173 (90) | |
| Yes | 12 (13) | 20 (10) | 0.5 |
| Lung Disease | |||
| No | 89 (96) | 184 (97) | |
| Yes | 4 (4) | 6 (3) | 0.63 |
| Depression (CESD) | |||
| <23 | 63 (72) | 167 (90) | |
| 23 + | 24 (28) | 19 (10) | <0.001 |
| Fatigue | |||
| No | 31 (33) | 79 (42) | |
| Yes | 63 (67) | 109 (58) | 0.14 |
*
missing values not included in the table so not all categories will add up to 298
Abbreviations: ED, Emergency Department; BMI, body mass index; HS, high school; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results; CHD, coronary heart disease; CESD, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale.