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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Oral Oncol. 2018 Feb 20;78:119–125. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.01.028

Table 1.

Distribution of cases according to sociodemographic and lifestyle variables

ALL Non-Smokera (%)* Smokerb (%)* P value
Total 445(100) 139 306
Age at diagnosis (n= 444)
 Mean (years ± SD) 58.8 ± 11.86 60.1 ± 12.43 58.2 ± 11.55 .10
Age Category (n=444)
 <40 years 18 (4) 6 (4) 12 (4) .35
 40 – 60 years 227 (51) 64 (46) 163 (53)
 ≥60 years 199 (45) 69 (50) 130 (43)
Gender (n=445)
 Female 220 (49) 81 (58) 139 (45) .01
 Male 225 (51) 58 (42) 167 (55)
Ethnicity (n=445)
 Caucasian 368 (83) 99 (71) 269 (88) <.001
 Asian 37 (8) 21 (15) 16 (5)
 South Asian 29 (7) 14 (10) 15 (5)
 Otherc 11 (2) 5 (4) 6 (2)
Alcohol Categoryd (n=441)
 None/Light 376 (85) 133 (96) 243 (80) <.001
 Heavy 65 (15) 5 (4) 60 (20)
*

Column percentage reported

a

Non-smoker was defined as less than 100 cigarettes in life time

b

Smoker was defined as consumption of more than 100 cigarettes in life time

c

3 Hispanic, 2 African American, 2 North American Aboriginal/First Nations, 1 Mixed, 1 Unknown

d

Heavy drinker is defined as consumption of more than 14 drinks per week for women and 21 drinks per week for men. 1 drink = 8oz beer or 4oz wine or 1oz spirits