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Table 1 Demographic data of the participants

From: The Association of Salivary Flow Rate and Sleep Quality among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors after Radiotherapy

Variables

Category

N

(%)

Sex

   
 

Male

93

(78)

 

Female

27

(23)

Age

   
 

≤44

10

(8)

 

45 ~ 64

78

(65)

 

≥65

30

(25)

 

Unknown

2

(2)

Education Level

   
 

Less than high school

43

(36)

 

High school

42

(35)

 

Collage or more

35

(29)

Major diagnosis

   
 

Lip and oral cavity cancer

47

(39)

 

Nasopharyngeal or nasal Cavity or laryngeal cancer

57

(48)

 

Tonsil or parotid gland cancer

12

(10)

 

Esophageal cancer

3

(3)

 

Bronchoalveolar cancer

1

(1)

DMFT

   
 

≤12

38

(32)

 

> 12

82

(68)

Year after radiation

   
 

≤4

45

(38)

 

> 4

60

(50)

Either USF or SSF

Substandard (<  0.1, <  0.5)

19

(14)

Both USF and SSF

Standard (≥ 0.1, ≥ 0.5)

6

(5)

 

Substandard (<  0.1, <  0.5)

95

(79)

SSF ≥ 0.5

PSQI < 5

5

(4%)

 

PSQI ≥ 5

3

(3%)

SSF <  0.5

PSQI < 5

46

(38%)

 

PSQI ≥ 5

66

(55%)

  1. DMFT Decayed, Missing, and Filled teeth index: USF unstimulated saliva flow rate (mL/min): SSF stimulated saliva flow rate (mL/min): missing data are excluded from this table