Table 1. Characteristics of the Study Patients.
| Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Smoker | Nonsmoker | |
| Smoking status | |||
| Smoker | 260 (56.2) | NA | NA |
| Nonsmoker | 203 (43.8) | NA | NA |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 228 (49.6) | 104 (40.3) | 124 (61.4) |
| Not married | 232 (50.4) | 154 (59.7) | 78 (38.6) |
| Mortality | |||
| Alive | 209 (45.1) | 100 (38.5) | 109 (53.7) |
| Dead | 254 (54.9) | 160 (61.5) | 94 (46.3) |
| Age, y | |||
| 18-49 | 92 (19.9) | 60 (23.1) | 32 (15.8) |
| 50-65 | 233 (50.3) | 142 (54.6) | 91 (44.8) |
| >65 | 138 (29.8) | 58 (22.3) | 80 (39.4) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 338 (73.0) | 195 (75.0) | 143 (70.4) |
| Female | 125 (27.0) | 65 (25.0) | 60 (29.6) |
| Race | |||
| White | 375 (81.0) | 203 (78.1) | 172 (84.7) |
| Black | 81 (17.5) | 54 (20.8) | 27 (13.3) |
| Other | 7 (1.5) | 3 (1.1) | 4 (2.0) |
| Insurance | |||
| Private | 213 (46.0) | 105 (40.4) | 108 (53.2) |
| Government | 219 (47.3) | 133 (51.1) | 86 (42.4) |
| No insurance | 31 (6.7) | 22 (8.5) | 9 (4.4) |
| Drinker | |||
| Yes | 245 (52.9) | 467 (64.2) | 78 (38.4) |
| No | 218 (47.1) | 93 (35.8) | 125 (61.6) |
| Cancer stage | |||
| Early | 136 (30.6) | 78 (30.6) | 58 (30.5) |
| Late | 309 (69.4) | 177 (69.4) | 132 (69.5) |
| Treatment type | |||
| Surgery only | 125 (31.2) | 68 (30.5) | 57 (32.0) |
| Surgery with irradiation and/or chemotherapy | 118 (29.4) | 60 (26.9) | 58 (32.6) |
| Irradiation and/or chemotherapy | 158 (39.4) | 92 (42.6) | 63 (35.4) |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.