TABLE 1.
Comparison of clinicodemographic characteristics between patients with and without advance care planning documentation
| Covariate | ACP documented | No ACP documented | P value | SMD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63.9 | 60.8 | .35 | 0.18 |
| Sex | .07 | 0.44 | ||
| Male | 16 (8.1) | 182 (91.9) | ||
| Female | 15 (14.7) | 87 (85.3) | ||
| Missing = 1 | ||||
| Religion | .08 | 0.5 | ||
| Catholic | 5 (19.2) | 21 (80.8) | ||
| Other | 2 (9.5) | 19 (90.5) | ||
| No affiliation | 2 (3.6) | 53 (96.4) | ||
| Did not disclose | 12 (6.7) | 167 (93.3) | ||
| Missing = 20 | ||||
| ECOG | .35 | 0.33 | ||
| 0 | 13 (8.2) | 145 (91.8) | ||
| 1 | 16 (13.3) | 104 (86.7) | ||
| 2 | 1 (5.6) | 17 (94.4) | ||
| 3 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | ||
| Missing = 1 | ||||
| Smoking history | .17 | 0.4 | ||
| Current Smoker | 15 (12.6) | 104 (87.4) | ||
| Former Smoker | 4 (4.9) | 77 (95.1) | ||
| Never Smoker | 12 (12.1) | 87 (88.8) | ||
| Missing = 1 | ||||
| Alcohol history | .28 | 0.19 | ||
| Ever | 10 (8.1) | 20 (12.0) | ||
| Never | 114 (91.9) | 147 (88.0) | ||
| Missing = 1 | ||||
| Subsite | .87 | 0.11 | ||
| FOM | 7 (12.1) | 51 (87.9) | ||
| Tongue | 13 (9.6) | 123 (90.4) | ||
| Other | 11 (10.4) | 95 (89.6) | ||
| Missing = 1 | ||||
| Tumor stage | .28 | 0.37 | ||
| T1 | 3 (6.7) | 42 (93.3) | ||
| T2 | 8 (7.3) | 102 (92.7) | ||
| T3 | 6 (14.0) | 37 (86.1) | ||
| T4 | 14 (14.0) | 86 (86.0) | ||
| Missing = 3 | ||||
| Nodal stage | .25 | 0.38 | ||
| N0 | 10 (8.8) | 104 (91.2) | ||
| N1 | 2 (5.0) | 38 (95.0) | ||
| N2 | 18 (12.8) | 123 (87.2) | ||
| N3 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | ||
| Missing = 3 | ||||
| Stage | .51 | 0.34 | ||
| I | 2 (10.5) | 17 (89.5) | ||
| II | 2 (4.9) | 39 (95.1) | ||
| III | 7 (9.0) | 71 (91.0) | ||
| IV | 20 (12.6) | 139 (87.4) | ||
| Missing = 4 | ||||
| Adjuvant or concurrent chemotherapy | ||||
| Yes | 4 (6.1) | 26 (11.4) | .21 | 0.14 |
| No | 62 (93.9) | 202 (88.6) | ||
| Missing = 7 | ||||
| Complications | <.01 | 0.14 | ||
| Yes | 25 (17.1) | 121 (82.9) | ||
| No | 5 (3.4) | 144 (96.6) | ||
| Missing = 6 | ||||
| Site | NS | NS | <.01 | 1.12 |
Abbreviations: ACP, advance care planning; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; FOM, floor of mouth; NS, not shown (for anonymity purposes); SMD, standardized mean difference.