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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2020 Feb;18(2):177–184. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2019.7356

Table 2:

Multivariable adjusted odds ratios of presenting with advanced disease (T3-T4 or N2-N3) among N=4,735 patients with M0 HNSCC

Characteristic Early Stage (N=1,246) Advanced Stage (N=3,489) Odds of Advanced Stage
AOR (95% CI) P
HNSCC Subsite, N (Percent)
Non-Oropharynx 248 (19.9) 351 (10.1) 1.0 (Referent)
Oropharynx 998 (80.1) 3138 (89.9) 2.31 (1.91–2.80) <0.001
HPV Status
HPV-negative 452 (36.3) 1021 (29.3) 1.0 (Referent)
HPV-positive 794 (63.7) 2468 (70.7) 1.22 (1.05–1.42) 0.10
Race, N (Percent)
White 1091 (87.6) 2947 (84.5) 1.0 (Referent)
Non-White 155 (12.4) 542 (15.5) 0.68 (0.57–0.81) <0.001
Age at Diagnosis, Median (IQR)
Sex, N (Percent)
Female 258 (20.7) 508 (14.6) 1.0 (Referent)
Male 988 (79.3) 2981 (85.4) 1.50 (1.26–1.78) <0.001
Insurance Status, N (Percent)
Private or Other Insurance 1055 (84.7) 2871 (82.3) 1.0 (Referent)
Uninsured 33 (2.6) 116 (3.3) 1.18 (0.79–1.78) 0.42
Medicaid 127 (10.2) 461 (13.2) 1.33 (1.06–1.66) 0.01
Unknown 31 (2.5) 41 (1.2) 0.44 (0.26–0.72) 0.001
Smoking Propensity,b Median (IQR) 40.4 (33.5–44.9) 40 (33.3–44.6) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.19
Percent High School Education,c Median (IQR) 87.0 (82.3–89.7) 87.0 (83.1–89.8) 1.01 (1.00–1.06) 0.18
Household Income,c Median (IQR) 56,600 (48,700–71,380) 59,740 (50,310–71,020) 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.94
Marital Status, N (Percent)
Married 770 (61.8) 1966 (56.3) 1.0 (Referent)
Single 201 (16.1) 685 (19.6) 1.28 (1.06–1.54) 0.01
Divorced/Widowed/Separated 210 (16.9) 673 (19.3) 1.38 (1.15–1.66) 0.001
Unknown 65 (5.2) 165 (4.7) 1.16 (0.84–1.60) 0.36