Table 2.

Descriptive quality of life data.

	Months	Response rate		Pain		Appearance		Activity		Recreation		Swallowing		Chewing
				Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Definitive CRT	1	61%		64	24	81	16	59	15	67	19	72	24	71	34
	6	43%		83	21	87	15	80	15	86	17	79	16	86	23
	12	39%		78	27	88	17	79	20	88	17	83	17	83	24
	24	26%		82	25	96	13	91	12	89	16	84	17	86	23
Definitive TORS	1	22%		52	27	85	15	66	28	65	27	63	26	67	29
	6	45%		81	22	84	14	77	20	82	19	79	23	82	27
	12	40%		89	23	86	15	87	18	92	17	84	18	95	16
	24	22%		86	21	88	13	88	21	88	19	81	19	90	21
	Months	Speech		Shoulder		Taste		Saliva		Mood		Anxiety		Overall
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Definitive CRT	1	90	15	92	21	35	23	51	26	68	26	73	27	59	19
	6	91	15	91	19	62	24	44	31	86	13	81	17	71	19
	12	95	12	88	23	74	17	53	23	78	23	82	25	73	18
	24	98	9	95	18	74	23	43	24	88	21	85	22	80	19
Definitive TORS	1	85	17	81	26	61	34	82	23	70	32	88	18	65	21
	6	89	15	84	22	60	29	66	34	81	23	81	15	71	21
	12	89	19	91	21	73	31	65	28	85	17	84	15	76	19
	24	91	14	85	30	75	23	66	27	80	31	84	22	78	24

CRT = chemoradiation; TORS = transoral robotic surgery; SD = standard deviation.