Table 4.
Results of mixed model analyses for all patients regarding the course of head and neck cancer-specific Quality of Life (EORTC QLQ-H&N35) over time
| HPV × time p value unadjusted | p value adjusted | |
|---|---|---|
| Pain sex + alcohol use | 0.017 | 0.018 |
| Swallowing tumor stage | 0.20 | 0.19 |
| Senses - | 0.86 | |
| Speech tumor stage | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| Social eating tumor stage | 0.70 | 0.61 |
| Social contact tumor stage | 0.37 | 0.31 |
| Sexuality tumor stage + comorbidity | 0.43 | 0.38 |
| Problems with teeth tumor stage | 0.89 | 0.92 |
| Problems opening mouth treatment + tumor stage | 0.61 | 0.60 |
| Dry mouth sex + tumor stage | 0.19 | 0.15 |
| Sticky saliva tumor stage | 0.93 | 0.88 |
| Coughed tumor stage | 0.34 | 0.33 |
| Felt ill tumor stage | 0.30 | 0.27 |
| Painkillers sex + alcohol use + tumor stage | 0.83 | 0.94 |
| Nutritional supplements tumor stage | 0.76 | 0.65 |
| Feeding tube tumor stage | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Lost weight - | 0.46 | |
| Gained weight - | 0.97 |