Table 1 Baseline characterictics of the 1923 male NPC patients (non-drinker vs. drinker).
From: Alcohol drinking as an unfavorable prognostic factor for male patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Patient characteristics | Non-drinker (N = 1559) n (%) | Drinker (N = 364) n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
<47 | 836 (53.6) | 135 (37.1) | <0.001 |
≥47 | 723 (46.4) | 229 (62.9) | |
Clinical stagea | |||
I | 94 (6.0) | 18 (4.9) | 0.751 |
II | 521 (33.4) | 120 (33.0) | |
III | 612 (39.3) | 152 (41.8) | |
IV | 332 (21.3) | 74 (20.3) | |
T classificationa | |||
T1 | 323 (20.7) | 55 (15.1) | 0.023 |
T2 | 570 (36.6) | 160 (44.0) | |
T3 | 385 (24.7) | 90 (24.7) | |
T4 | 281 (18.0) | 59 (16.2) | |
N classificationa | |||
N0 | 406 (26.0) | 85 (23.4) | 0.457 |
N1 | 637 (40.9) | 143 (39.3) | |
N2 | 456 (29.2) | 120 (33.0) | |
N3 | 60 (3.8) | 16 (4.4) | |
Treatment | |||
RT alone | 716 (45.9) | 169 (46.4) | 0.863 |
CRT | 843 (54.1) | 195 (53.6) | |
Smoking status | |||
Non-smoker | 756 (48.5) | 37 (10.2) | <0.001 |
Smoker | 803 (51.5) | 327 (89.8) | |
Drinking status | – | ||
Former drinker | – | 64 (17.6) | |
Current drinker | – | 300 (82.4) | |
Drinking intensity | – | ||
0–14 drinks/week | – | 234 (64.3) | |
≥14 drinks/week | – | 130 (35.7) | |
Drinking duration | – | ||
0–20 years | – | 181 (49.7) | |
≥20 years | – | 183 (50.3) | |
