Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n=16,194)
| No (%) | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 5,606 (34.62) |
| Male | 10,588 (65.38) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 13,709 (84.65) |
| Black | 1,001 (6.18) |
| Hispanic | 763 (4.71) |
| Other | 721 (4.45) |
| Age quartiles | |
| <69 | 3,111 (19.21) |
| 69–74 | 4,674 (28.86) |
| 74–79 | 3,722 (22.98) |
| >79 | 4,687 (28.94) |
| Disease sub-site | |
| Oral cavity | 6,371 (39.34) |
| Larynx | 5,521 (34.09) |
| Oropharynx | 1,308 (8.08) |
| Nasopharynx | 360 (2.22) |
| Missing | 2,634 (16.27) |
| SEER stage | |
| In situ/Localized | 5,349 (33.03) |
| Regional | 5,131 (31.68) |
| Distant | 1,372 (8.47) |
| Unstaged/Missing | 4,342 (26.81) |
| Comorbidity | |
| 0 | 9,340 (57.68) |
| 1 | 4,123 (25.46) |
| 2 | 2,731 (16.86) |
| Treatment Modality | |
| Surgery alone | 4,147 (25.61) |
| Surgery + adjuvant therapy | 4,430 (27.36) |
| Radiation alone | 4,130 (25.50) |
| Chemoradiation | 3,487 (21.53) |
| 2-Year Prevalence (95% CI) | |
| Dysphagia | 7,335 (45.29) |
| Stricture | 1,649 (10.18) |
| Pneumonia | 4,252 (26.26) |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 1,400 (8.65) |
| Total | 16,194 |