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. 2022 Nov 2;11(21):6510. doi: 10.3390/jcm11216510

Table 4.

The cumulative risks of disease relapse in HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer by alcohol and smoking age.

Smoking Age Follow-Up p16 (+)
Absolute Risk (95% CI) Absolute Risk (95% CI)
Alcohol (−) Alcohol (+)
<20 pack-years 3 years 0.12 (0.11, 0.14) 0.33 (0.24, 0.39)
5 years 0.14 (0.12, 0.15) 0.35 (0.26, 0.42)
20–29 pack-years 3 years 0.19 (0.18, 0.20) 0.45 (0.35, 0.51)
5 years 0.21 (0.20, 0.21) 0.47 (0.37, 0.54)
≥30 pack-years 3 years 0.22 (0.21, 0.24) 0.50 (0.38, 0.57)
5 years 0.24 (0.22, 0.25) 0.52 (0.41, 0.59)

Abbreviations: HPV, human papilloma virus; CI, confidence interval.