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Table 2 Health behavior of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

From: Pretreatment oral hygiene habits and survival of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients

 

Men

Women

All

(N = 230)

(N = 46)

(N = 276)

Dental Carea

 0–2 (good)

130 (56.5 %)

29 (63.0 %)

159 (57.6 %)

 3–6 (bad)

36 (15.7 %)

2 (4.4 %)

38 (13.8 %)

 Missing

64 (27.8 %)

15 (32.6 %)

79 (28.6 %)

Oral Healtha

 0–5 (good)

165 (71.7 %)

29 (63.0 %)

194 (70.3 %)

 6–7 (bad)

47 (20.4 %)

15 (32.6 %)

62 (22.5 %)

 Missing

18 (7.8 %)

2 (4.4 %)

20 (7.3 %)

Mouthwash (times per day)

  < 2

202 (87.8 %)

42 (91.3 %)

244 (88.4 %)

  ≥ 2

26 (11.3 %)

4 (8.7 %)

30 (10.9 %)

 Missing

2 (0.9 %)

0 (0.0 %)

2 (0.7 %)

Pack-years

 Mean (SD)

44.1 (26.2)

27.7 (20.4)

41.4 (26.0)

 Median (IQR)

40.0 (26.1)

25.7 (19.2)

36.8 (27.6)

 Range

0–203

0–92

0–203

 Missing

3

0

3

Smoking frequency (per day)

 Mean (SD)

23.6 (12.1)

16.3 (10.5)

22.4 22.4 (12.1)

 Median (IQR)

20.1 (11.0)

15.9 (12.1)

20.0 (11.2)

 Range

0–104

0–44

0–104

 Missing

3

0

3

Smoking duration (years)

 Mean (SD)

36.2 (11.8)

31.0 (14.3)

35.3 (12.4)

 Median (IQR)

37.5 (13.0)

34.0 (11.0)

37.0 (12.5)

 Range

0–60

0–49

0–60

 Missing

2

0

2

Drink-years

 Mean (SD)

87.5 (101.7)

35.1 (92.5)

78.7 (101.9)

 Median (IQR)

46.5 (101.8)

13.4 (26.7)

41.0 (83.5)

 Range

0–573

0–621

0–621

 Missing

3

0

3

Drinking frequency (per day)

 Mean (SD)

2.6 (3.1)

1.1 (2.9)

2.3 (3.1)

 Median (IQR)

1.4 (2.8)

0.4 (0.8)

1.1 (2.7)

 Range

0–16

0–19

0–19

 Missing

3

0

3

Drinking duration (years)

 Mean (SD)

36.5 (11.0)

28.3 (15.3)

35.1 (12.2)

 Median (IQR)

36.5 (15.0)

31.0 (20.0)

36.0 (15.0)

 Range

0–61

0–53

0–61

 Missing

2

0

2

Vegetable consumption

Mean (SD)

4.4 (2.6)

5.1 (3.2)

4.5 (2.7)

Median (IQR)

4.0 (5.0)

4.0 (4.0)

4.0 (4.7)

Range

0–14

1–14

0–14

Missing

9

3

12

  1. aThe dental care score comprised number of dentist visits per year, frequency of teeth cleaning and use of floss. The oral health score accounted for wearing dentures, age at which patient started to wear dentures and frequency of gum bleeding. Composite scores and mouthwash were grouped into two categories. Here, an OH score of 6–7, a DC score of 3–6 and mouthwash use ≥ 2/d served as the exposure, ensuring that the categories included a meaningful number of subjects