Table 1 Cohort characteristics
HNC cohort n (%) | T7 cohort n (%) | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 126 (58.3) | 6045 (47.8) | 0.002 |
Female | 90 (41.7) | 6602 (52.2) | |
Age group | |||
< 60 years | 38 (17.6) | 5552 (43.9) | < 0.001 |
60–69 years | 82 (38.0) | 4461 (35.3) | |
≥ 70 years | 96 (44.4) | 2634 (20.8) | |
Education | |||
No university degree | 126 (58.3) | 7017 (56.5) | 0.599 |
University degree | 90 (41.7) | 5393 (43.5) | |
General health | |||
Good | 103 (47.7) | 8552 (68.2) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 82 (38.0) | 3343 (26.6) | |
Poor | 31 (14.4) | 653 (5.2) | |
BMI | |||
Underweight < 18.5 | 8 (3.8) | 75 (0.6) | > 0.001 |
Normal 18.5–24.99 | 103 (48.8) | 3915 (31.1) | |
Overweight ≥ 25 | 100 (47.4) | 8618 (68.4) | |
Dental health | |||
Good | 91 (42.19) | 6521 (52.8) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 65 (30.2) | 4557 (36.9) | |
Poor | 59 (27.4) | 1282 (10.4) | |
Dental visits | |||
> 1/year | 152 (70.7) | 3097 (25.1) | < 0.001 |
1/year | 40 (18.6) | 6520 (52.8) | |
1/2nd year | 6 (2.8) | 942 (7.6) | |
< 1/2nd year | 17 (7.9) | 1796 (14.5) | |
Time of cancer diagnosis | |||
Before 2010 | 87 (40.3) | ||
2010–2014 | 68 (31.5) | ||
2015–2020 | 61 (28.2) | ||
Cancer location | |||
Oral cavity | 60 (27.8) | ||
Pharynx | 98 (45.4) | ||
Hypopharynx/Larynx | 52 (24.1) | ||
Other/unspecified | 6 (2.8) | ||
Cancer treatment | |||
Surgery, no radiation | 17 (7.9) | ||
Radiationa | 22 (10.2) | ||
Radiation + surgeryb | 176 (81.5) | ||
Recurrence | |||
No | 167 (77.7) | ||
Yes | 48 (22.3) | ||