Table 1.
Patient, disease, and treatment characteristics of full sample at diagnosis
| N = 1327 | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 60.2 (12.5) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 909 (68.5%) |
| Female | 418 (31.5%) |
| Race | |
| White | 1223 (92.2%) |
| Black | 21 (1.6%) |
| Other | 29 (2.2%) |
| Unknown | 54 (4.0%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/living with partner | 861 (64.9%) |
| Unmarried/divorced/widowed | 466 (35.1%) |
| Stage | |
| Early (0–II) | 510 (38.4%) |
| Advanced (III–IV) | 739 (55.7%) |
| Not stageable/unknown | 78 (5.9%) |
| Site | |
| Oral cavity | 464 (35.0%) |
| Oropharynx | 316 (23.8%) |
| Hypopharynx | 48 (3.6%) |
| Larynx | 294 (22.1%) |
| Else/unknown | 205 (15.4%) |
| Treatment | |
| Surgery only | 457 (34.4%) |
| Chemotherapy only | 4 (0.3%) |
| Radiotherapy only | 156 (11.7%) |
| Combination | 611 (46.0%) |
| Other/unknown | 99 (7.5%) |
| BDI score | |
| Mean (SD)/range | 8.61 (7.23)/0–46 |
| SMAST score | |
| 0–1 | 846 (63.7%) |
| 2 | 156 (11.8%) |
| 3 + | 325 (24.5%) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Current smoker | 377 (28.4%) |
| Previous smoker | 556 (41.9%) |
| Never smoker | 268 (20.2%) |
| Unknown | 126 (9.5%) |
Note: BDI = Beck Depression Inventory, SMAST = Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test