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Table 2 Demographics and risk factors

From: A different entity: a population based study of characteristics and recurrence patterns in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas

Demographics/risk factors

Oropharygneal

Non-oropharyngeal

p-value*

Age at Diagnosis (n = 316)

<55

31(25 %)

47(24 %)

0.8123

≥55

91(75 %)

147(75 %)

Unknown

0(0 %)

2(1 %)

Sex (n = 318)

Female

25(20 %)

56(29 %)

0.1078

Male

97(80 %)

140(71 %)

Unknown

0(0 %)

0(0 %)

Family Hx of Cancer (n = 245)

No

27(22 %)

41(21 %)

0.4858

Yes

79(65 %)

98(50 %)

Unknown

16(13 %)

57(29 %)

Cancer History (n = 318)

None

93(76 %)

143(73 %)

0.5262a

HNC

4(3 %)

12(6 %)

Other

25(20 %)

41(21 %)

Unknown

0(0 %)

0(0 %)

Smoking History (n = 312)

Never

21(17 %)

25(13 %)

0.3002a

Quit

53(43 %)

74(38 %)

Current

48(39 %)

91(46 %)

Unknown

0(0 %)

6(3 %)

Alcohol History (n = 267)

Never

4(3 %)

8(4 %)

0.7538a

Quit

20(16 %)

25(13 %)

Current

84(69 %)

126(64 %)

Unknown

14(11 %)

37(19 %)

Marijuana Use (n = 128)

No

41(34 %)

60(31 %)

0.8267

Yes

10(8 %)

17(9 %)

Unknown

71(58 %)

119(61 %)

COPD (n = 318)

No

103(84 %)

143(73 %)

0.0175

Yes

19(16 %)

53(27 %)

Unknown

0(0 %)

0(0 %)

Pack-Year History (n = 312)

Never

0

0

n/a

Current

41.512 yrs.

44.089 yrs.

0.9891b

Quit

27.791 yrs.

32.175 yrs.

0.2969b

Charlson Prob. 10-Yr. Survival (n = 318)

<50 %

33(10 %)

56(18 %)

0.7984

>50 %

89(28 %)

140(44 %)

Unknown

0(0 %)

0(0 %)

  1. *α = 0.05, significant results in bold using chi-square test; aWald test applied. bnon-parametric Wilcoxon test applied