Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical factors of men with HPV-positive OPC (n = 206)
Characteristics | No | %a |
|---|---|---|
Race | ||
White | 198 | 96.6 |
Black | 5 | 2.4 |
Otherb | 2 | 1.0 |
Refused | 1 | NA |
Ethnicity | ||
Hispanic | 7 | 3.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 197 | 96.6 |
Refused | 2 | NA |
Age at OPC diagnosis | ||
Median (range) | 62.0 (38.8–87.5) | |
35–49 | 18 | 8.7 |
50–59 | 70 | 34.0 |
60–69 | 73 | 35.4 |
≥ 70 | 45 | 21.8 |
Marital status | ||
Married/cohabiting | 165 | 80.5 |
Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 40 | 19.5 |
Refused or N/A | 1 | NA |
Education | ||
High school (< 12 years) | 48 | 23.5 |
Some college/vocational school | 63 | 30.9 |
College graduate | 62 | 30.4 |
Postgraduate/professional school | 31 | 15.2 |
Refused or N/A | 2 | NA |
Smoking | ||
Current | 8 | 3.9 |
Former | 94 | 45.9 |
Never | 103 | 50.2 |
Refused or N/A | 1 | NA |
Alcohol drinks per occasion in the past month | ||
None | 72 | 35.5 |
1–4 | 107 | 52.7 |
≥ 5 | 24 | 11.8 |
Refused or N/A | 3 | NA |
Lifetime number of people kissed | ||
None | 3 | 1.5 |
1–9 | 43 | 21.8 |
10–24 | 57 | 28.9 |
25–49 | 41 | 20.8 |
≥ 50 | 53 | 26.9 |
Refused or N/A | 9 | NA |
Performed oral sex in the past 6 months | ||
Yes | 82 | 42.7 |
No | 110 | 57.3 |
Refused or N/A | 14 | NA |
Tonsillectomy | ||
Yes | 88 | 42.9 |
No | 117 | 57.1 |
Refused or N/A | 1 | NA |
Tumor location | ||
Tonsil | 113 | 54.8 |
BOT | 88 | 42.7 |
Other OP | 5 | 2.4 |
Performance Status | ||
ECOG 0/Karnofsky 100% | 46 | 43.0 |
ECOG 1/Karnofsky 80–90% | 55 | 51.4 |
ECOG 2/Karnofsky 60–70% | 6 | 5.6 |
Unknown/Not Performed | 99 | NA |
Tumor Stage (AJCC 8th edition) | ||
Stage I | 137 | 66.5 |
Stage II | 39 | 18.9 |
Stage III | 22 | 10.7 |
Stage IV (A, B and C) | 8 | 3.9 |
HPV status in oral gargle | ||
Positive | 158 | 78.6 |
Negative | 43 | 21.4 |
Missing | 5 | NA |
Number of teeth lost | ||
0–4 | 70 | 34.8 |
5–7 | 60 | 29.9 |
8 + | 71 | 35.3 |
Not Evaluatedc | 2 | NA |
Missingd | 3 | NA |
Gingival Index | ||
0–1 | 62 | 54.9 |
2–3 | 51 | 45.1 |
Not Evaluatedc | 57 | NA |
Missingd | 36 | NA |
Pocket Depth | ||
0-4 mm | 81 | 47.1 |
4-6 mm | 70 | 40.7 |
7 + mm | 21 | 12.2 |
Not Evaluatedc | 22 | NA |
Missingd | 12 | NA |
Loss of attachment | ||
Yes | 95 | 65.1 |
No | 51 | 34.9 |
Not Evaluatedc | 46 | NA |
Missingd | 14 | NA |
Alveolar Bone Loss | ||
Yes | 111 | 70.3 |
No | 47 | 29.7 |
Not Evaluatedc | 36 | NA |
Missingd | 12 | NA |