Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients aged 20 years or older with head and neck cancer (HNC) and propensity score-matched control patients.
From: Associations of head and neck cancers with herpes zoster in the preceding five years
Variable | Patients with HNC (n = 9191) | Propensity score-matched controls (n = 36,764) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total no. | % | Total no. | % | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 60.4 (13.3) | 60.5 (13.3) | 0.493 | ||
Males | 7359 | 80.1 | 29,436 | 80.1 | > 0.999 |
Monthly Income | 0.346 | ||||
< NT$1 ~ 15,841 | 2398 | 26.1 | 9362 | 25.5 | |
NT$15,841 ~ 25,000 | 3542 | 38.5 | 14,143 | 38.5 | |
≥NT$25,001 | 3251 | 35.4 | 13,259 | 36.1 | |
Geographic region | 0.145 | ||||
Northern | 3841 | 41.8 | 15,445 | 42.0 | |
Central | 2372 | 25.8 | 9567 | 26.0 | |
Southern | 2668 | 29.0 | 10,681 | 29.1 | |
Eastern | 310 | 3.4 | 1071 | 2.9 | |
Residential urbanization level | 0.758 | ||||
1 (most urbanized) | 2308 | 25.1 | 9108 | 24.8 | |
2 | 2500 | 27.2 | 10,152 | 27.6 | |
3 | 1629 | 17.7 | 6585 | 17.9 | |
4 | 1325 | 14.4 | 5355 | 14.6 | |
5 (least urbanized) | 1429 | 15.6 | 5564 | 15.1 | |
Hypertension | 4381 | 47.7 | 17,524 | 47.7 | > 0.999 |
Hyperlipidemia | 3555 | 38.7 | 14,220 | 38.7 | > 0.999 |
Diabetes | 2752 | 29.9 | 11,008 | 29.9 | > 0.999 |
HPV infection | 588 | 6.4 | 2352 | 6.4 | > 0.999 |
Tobacco use disorder | 947 | 10.3 | 3788 | 10.3 | > 0.999 |
Alcohol abuse/dependence | 357 | 3.9 | 1428 | 3.9 | > 0.999 |
