Table 2.
Characteristics of patients treated for OPSCC in eastern Denmark between 2000 and 2014 by HPV status (n = 1541)
| HPV‐positive | HPV‐negative | Absolute numbers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median) | 59 | 61 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 203 | 214 | 417 |
| Male | 623 | 461 | 1084 |
| Missing data | 40 | ||
| Status at follow‐up (dead/alive) | |||
| Alive | 639 | 162 | 801 |
| Dead | 286 | 454 | 740 |
| Missing data | 0 | ||
| Pack‐years (median) | 17 | 41 | |
| Pack‐years category | |||
| 0 pack‐years | 268 | 57 | 325 |
| 0–10 pack‐years | 82 | 28 | 110 |
| 11–20 pack‐years | 94 | 55 | 149 |
| More than 20 pack‐years | 325 | 474 | 799 |
| Missing data | 158 | ||
| Stage UICC7 | |||
| Stage 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stage I | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| Stage II | 73 | 91 | 164 |
| Stage III | 174 | 161 | 335 |
| Stage IV A | 494 | 346 | 840 |
| Stage IV B | 49 | 29 | 78 |
| Stage IV C | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Missing data | 50 | ||
| Treatment modality | |||
| Radiotherapy | 368 | 396 | 764 |
| Radiotherapy + Chemotherapy | 411 | 187 | 598 |
| Palliative treatment | 11 | 37 | 48 |
| No treatment | 10 | 31 | 41 |
| Surgery | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Other | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Missing data | 58 | ||
| Performance score | |||
| 0 | 516 | 239 | 755 |
| 1 | 82 | 196 | 278 |
| 2 | 15 | 55 | 70 |
| 3 | 4 | 23 | 27 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Missing data | 407 |