TABLE 1.

Demographic characteristics of HPV‐negative HNSCC patients by risk category

	Pathologic risk category
	Low Risk ( n = 226)		Intermediate Risk (n = 186)		High Risk ( n = 204)		Total ( n = 616)		p‐value
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Age									0.281
<50	42	19	43	23	43	21	128	21
50–65	102	45	92	49	87	43	281	46
>65	82	36	51	27	74	36	207	34
Sex									<0.005
Male	142	63	137	74	163	80	442	72
Female	84	37	49	26	41	20	174	28
Race									0.062
White	179	79	127	68	140	69	446	72
Black	43	19	56	30	61	30	160	26
Other	4	2	3	2	3	1	10	2
Education									0.001
Less Than High School	63	28	61	33	86	42	210	34
High School Grad	57	25	60	32	60	29	177	29
Greater than High School	106	47	65	35	58	28	229	37
Insurance Category									0.025
Private	81	39	60	33	65	33	206	35
Medicaid/Medicare	71	34	61	34	78	39	210	36
None	15	7	34	19	22	11	71	12
Other	40	19	27	15	34	17	101	17
Income									0.001
Greater than 50 k	66	31	46	26	50	26	162	28
20 k–50 k	91	43	47	27	68	35	206	35
<20 k	56	26	81	47	78	40	215	37
Smoking History									0.016
<10 Pack Years	63	28	38	21	34	17	135	22
>10 Pack Years	162	72	146	79	170	83	478	78
Drinking History									0.018
<1 Drink / Week	47	21	20	11	31	16	98	16
>1 Drink / Week	176	79	166	89	166	84	508	84