Table 1.
Demographic information of patients with head and neck cancer included in the study (n = 207).
| Patients’ characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 127 (61.4) |
| Female | 79 (38.2) |
| Unanswered | 1 (0.5) |
| Age (years) | |
| Mean ± SD | 53.43 ± 14.62 |
| 18–44 | 47 (22.7) |
| 45–59 | 80 (38.6) |
| 60–74 | 65 (31.4) |
| 75–90 | 13 (6.3) |
| Unanswered | 2 (1.0) |
| Marriage status | |
| Single | 14 (6.8) |
| Married | 180 (87.0) |
| Divorced | 5 (2.4) |
| Widowed | 6 (2.9) |
| Unanswered | 2 (1.0) |
| Tumor location | |
| Oropharynx | 62 (30.0) |
| Nasopharynx | 20 (9.7) |
| Larynx | 19 (9.2) |
| Neck | 81 (39.1) |
| Maxillofacial | 25 (12.1) |
| Clinical stage | |
| I | 14 (6.8) |
| II | 16 (7.7) |
| III | 31 (15.0) |
| IV | 68 (32.9) |
| recurrence | 51 (24.6) |
| Unclear | 27 (13.0) |
| Treatment | |
| Radiotherapy only | 11 (5.3) |
| Chemotherapy only | 21 (10.1) |
| Surgery only | 131 (63.3) |
| Surgery + Radiotherapy | 17 (8.2) |
| Radiotherapy + Chemotherapy | 16 (7.7) |
| Surgery + Chemotherapy | 9 (4.3) |
| Others | 2 (1.0) |
| Education | |
| Junior high school or below | 76 (36.7) |
| High school or secondary | 55 (26.6) |
| Junior college | 29 (14.0) |
| Undergraduate | 39 (18.8) |
| Postgraduate and above | 6 (2.9) |
| Unanswered | 2 (1.0) |
| Duration since diagnosis | |
| Less than 1 month | 85 (41.1) |
| 1–12 months | 85 (41.1) |
| More than 1 year | 37 (17.9) |
Note: Data are n (%), unless otherwise indicated.