Table 1.

Patient characteristics in the intervention group and the control group at baseline

	Intervention group *n = 50	Control group *n = 50
	Mean (range)	Mean (range)
Age mean (range)	57.9 (30–75)	58.0 (29–80)
	n (%)	n (%)
Gender
Male	31 (62)	31 (62)
Female	19 (38)	19 (38)
Treatment regimen
Radiotherapy only	7 (14)	8 (16)
Radiochemotherapy	39 (80)	38 (76)
Radiotherapy + surgery	4 (8)	4 (8)
Tumor location
Oropharynx	38 (76)	38 (76)
Tumor colli	6 (12)	6 (12)
Oral cavity	1 (2)	1 (2)
Nasopharynx	5 (10)	5 (10)
Staging
1	1 (2)	0 (0)
2	8 (18)	4 (9)
3	8 (18)	12 (27)
4	27 (61)	28 (64)
ACE-27
No comorbidity	29 (58)	20 (40)
Mild comorbidity	13 (26)	18 (36)
Moderate comorbidity	7 (14)	10 (20)
Severe comorbidity	1 (2)	2 (4)

ACE-27, Adult Comorbidity Evaluation

*There was no statistically significant difference (on any variable) between the intervention group and the control group