Table 1 Patient Characteristics with Increasing Total Social Vulnerability.

From: Assessments of social vulnerability on laryngeal cancer treatment & prognosis in the US

Characteristic

N

Total SVI Score

0.000–0.199, N = 13314 (18%)

0.200–0.399, N = 15626 (21%)

0.400–0.599, N = 12721 (17%)

0.600–0.799, N = 17209 (23%)

0.800–0.999, N = 15625 (21%)

Age

74,495

     

 20-44 years

 

467 (3.5%)

595 (3.8%)

465 (3.7%)

685 (4.0%)

482 (3.1%)

 45-64 years

 

6066 (46%)

7124 (46%)

5673 (45%)

8405 (49%)

7122 (46%)

 65-84 years

 

6257 (47%)

7378 (47%)

6044 (48%)

7539 (44%)

7433 (48%)

 85+ years

 

524 (3.9%)

529 (3.4%)

539 (4.2%)

580 (3.4%)

588 (3.8%)

Sex

74,495

     

 Male

 

10,711 (80%)

12,597 (81%)

10,409 (82%)

13,752 (80%)

12,645 (81%)

 Female

 

2603 (20%)

3029 (19%)

2312 (18%)

3457 (20%)

2980 (19%)

Race

74,495

     

 White

 

12,178 (91%)

13,101 (84%)

9225 (73%)

11,731 (68%)

10,371 (66%)

 Black

 

625 (4.7%)

1669 (11%)

1526 (12%)

4198 (24%)

2609 (17%)

 Hispanic

 

352 (2.6%)

520 (3.3%)

860 (6.8%)

833 (4.8%)

2058 (13%)

 Asian or Pacific Islander

 

101 (0.8%)

258 (1.7%)

1,019 (8.0%)

341 (2.0%)

482 (3.1%)

 Native American

 

24 (0.2%)

44 (0.3%)

46 (0.4%)

65 (0.4%)

51 (0.3%)

 Unknown

 

34 (0.3%)

34 (0.2%)

45 (0.4%)

41 (0.2%)

54 (0.3%)

Region

74,495

     

 Midwest

 

4274 (32%)

3562 (23%)

705 (5.5%)

5,940 (35%)

90 (0.6%)

 Northeast

 

5694 (43%)

4562 (29%)

763 (6.0%)

1,053 (6.1%)

497 (3.2%)

 South

 

1633 (12%)

2549 (16%)

2257 (18%)

5226 (30%)

5481 (35%)

 West

 

1713 (13%)

4953 (32%)

8996 (71%)

4990 (29%)

9557 (61%)

Primary Site

74,495

     

 Larynx Glottic

 

7200 (54%)

8363 (54%)

7126 (56%)

8781 (51%)

8309 (53%)

 Larynx Other

 

1364 (10%)

1613 (10%)

1144 (9.0%)

2035 (12%)

1,759 (11%)

 Larynx Subglottic

 

204 (1.5%)

221 (1.4%)

184 (1.4%)

253 (1.5%)

267 (1.7%)

 Larynx Supraglottic

 

4546 (34%)

5429 (35%)

4267 (34%)

6140 (36%)

5290 (34%)

TNM/AJCC Combined Stage

71,572

     

 Stage I-III

 

10,561 (84%)

12,689 (84%)

10,059 (82%)

13,093 (79%)

11,544 (77%)

 Stage IV & Above

 

2069 (16%)

2332 (16%)

2199 (18%)

3519 (21%)

3507 (23%)

SEER-desginated Grade

58,748

     

 Grade I or II

 

8082 (77%)

9425 (78%)

7725 (77%)

10,114 (76%)

9761 (76%)

 Grade III or above

 

2410 (23%)

2701 (22%)

2341 (23%)

3186 (24%)

3003 (24%)

Primary Surgery Performed

72,640

     

 No Surgery

 

6,446 (51%)

7479 (50%)

6984 (56%)

9386 (55%)

9142 (59%)

 Surgery

 

6,285 (49%)

7448 (50%)

5597 (44%)

7596 (45%)

6277 (41%)

Radiation Therapy Performed

74,495

     

 No Therapy

 

3694 (28%)

4005 (26%)

3112 (24%)

4707 (27%)

4513 (29%)

 Therapy

 

9620 (72%)

11,621 (74%)

9609 (76%)

12,502 (73%)

11,112 (71%)

Chemotherapy Performed

74,495

     

 No Therapy

 

10,701 (80%)

12,805 (82%)

10,279 (81%)

12,972 (75%)

11,689 (75%)

 Therapy

 

2613 (20%)

2821 (18%)

2442 (19%)

4237 (25%)

3936 (25%)

Vital Status on Last Follow-up

74,495

     

 Alive

 

3989 (30%)

3795 (24%)

3767 (30%)

5348 (31%)

5465 (35%)

 Dead

 

9325 (70%)

11,831 (76%)

8954 (70%)

11,861 (69%)

10,160 (65%)