Table 1.
Characteristics of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) 9, 1975–2016.
| Characteristics | Oropharyngeal Cancer | Other Head and Neck Cancer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean Age at Diagnosis (SD) | p-Value | n (%) | Mean Age at Diagnosis (SD) | p-Value | |
| Overall | 31,702 (100) | 60.3 (10.8) | - | 87,108 (100) | 63.2 (12.7) | - |
| Sex | <0.01 | <0.01 | ||||
| Female | 7245 (22.9) | 62.4 (11.9) | 22,618 (26.0) | 64.8 (14.1) | ||
| Male | 24,457 (77.1) | 59.7 (10.4) | 64,490 (74.0) | 62.7 (12.2) | ||
| Race | <0.01 | <0.01 | ||||
| Hispanic | 1234 (3.9) | 59.3 (11.0) | 3378 (3.9) | 61.8 (13.7) | ||
| Non-Hispanic API/AIAN | 1166 (3.7) | 61.8 (12.6) | 5556 (6.4) | 60.6 (14.7) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 3920 (12.4) | 57.4 (10.4) | 8718 (10.0) | 59.0 (11.7) | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 25,310 (79.8) | 60.8 (10.7) | 69,060 (79.3) | 64.0 (12.5) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Unknown | 72 (0.2) | - | 396 (0.5) | - | ||
Note: API/AIAN = Asian/Pacific Islander/American Indian/Alaska Native.