Table 1 Distribution of demographics and habits for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cases and controls.
From: Allergies and risk of head and neck cancer: a case–control study
Characteristics | Case (300) | Control (379) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Men | 224 (74.67) | 278 (73.35) | |
Women | 76 (25.33) | 101 (26.65) | 0.90 |
Age | |||
< 60 | 217 (57.26) | 160 (52.63) | |
≥ 60 | 162 (42.74) | 144 (47.37) | 0.23 |
Place of residence | |||
Capital city | 208 (69.33) | 288 (75.99) | |
Non-capital city | 92 (30.67) | 91 (24.01) | 0.02 |
Regular tobacco smoking* | |||
Yes | 161 (53.67) | 114 (30.08) | |
No | 139 (46.33) | 265 (69.92) | < 0.0001 |
Regular alcohol user* | |||
Yes | 24 (8) | 17 (4.49) | |
No | 276 (92) | 362 (95.51) | 0.07 |
Regular opium user* | |||
Yes | 114 (38) | 48 (12.66) | |
No | 186 (62) | 331 (87.34) | < 0.0001 |
Socioeconomic status | |||
Low | 173 (57.67) | 151 (39.84) | |
High | 127 (42.33) | 228 (60.16) | < 0.0001 |
DMFT | |||
< 20 (Good oral health) | 100 (33.33) | 186 (49.08) | |
≥ 20 (Poor oral health) | 200 (66.67) | 193 (50.92) | < 0.0001 |
Cancer sub-sites | |||
Lip and oral cavity | 130 (43.33) | – | |
Pharynx | 33 (11) | – | |
Larynx | 122 (40.67) | – | |
Other HNC | 15 (5) | – | |
