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TABLE I. Distribution of Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Indi- viduals With Head and Neck Cancer.*

TABLE I. ( Continued)

Total (N 5 587)

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics

Total (N 5 587)

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics

Alcohol Use (follow-up 2, n 5 370) Not at all

Race White

52.43% 26.49%

79.90%

A little bit

African-American

20.10%

Somewhat to very much

21.08%

Age at Diagnosis (years) < 50

Body Mass Index Underweight/normal

19.08%

36.97%

50–64 65–74

49.23% 24.53%

Overweight

34.92%

Obese

28.11%

75 1

7.16%

Comorbid Conditions (sum) 0

Income $0 to < $20,000

44.63%

29.30%

1 1

55.37%

$20,000 1

66.44%

Cancer Type Oral

Number Supported in Household 1 to 3 individuals

52.64%

85.35%

Laryngeal

37.65%

4 or more individuals

14.14%

Pharyngeal

9.71%

Sex Male

Stage of Cancer I

75.81%

26.24% 17.04%

Female

24.19%

II

Education High school or less

III

17.38%

56.39%

IV

39.35%

Some college

25.72%

Lymph Nodes No

College degree or higher

17.89%

70.53%

Marital Status Living with spouse or partner

Yes

28.79%

64.57%

Feeding Tube Yes (baseline, n 5 222) Yes (follow-up 1, n 5 521) Yes (follow-up 2, n 5 369)

Living alone

35.43%

24.32%

Health Insurance Coverage None

9.02% 4.88%

10.39%

Private

43.78% 32.71%

Received Radiation Treatment No

Government

22.83% 76.66%

Multiple

13.12%

Yes

Tobacco Use (baseline, n 5 222) Not at all

Received Surgery No

74.32%

42.59% 57.24%

A little bit

10.36%

Yes

Somewhat to very much

15.32%

Received Chemotherapy No

Tobacco Use (follow-up 1, n 5 528) Not at all

57.92% 41.23%

74.43%

Yes

A little bit

8.90%

*At diagnosis and follow-up visits where indicated.

Somewhat to very much

16.67%

Tobacco Use (follow-up 2, n 5 370) Not at all

the final model was determined, the adjusted means for each cate- gorical variable in the final model were obtained. The procedure was repeated for each of the five subscale scores. The analysis was performed in SAS Version 9.4 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC). RESULTS The demographic and clinical characteristics of the 587 participants in this study are summarized in Table I. The baseline survey included 222 participants; the first follow-up survey included 528 participants; and the second follow-up survey included 370 participants. The mean age at diagnosis was 59.35 years (standard deviation 5 10.16). Approximately 20% of participants were African American, 76% were male, and 56% had a

76.76%

A little bit

7.30%

Somewhat to very much

15.95%

Alcohol Use (baseline, n 5 222) Not at all

75.23%

A little bit

11.26% 13.51%

Somewhat to very much

Alcohol Use (follow-up 1, n 5 528) Not at all

57.20% 25.76%

A little bit

Somewhat to very much

17.05%

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