Table 1 Characteristics of head and neck cancer survivors participating in a 12-week dietary intervention trial
Characteristic | Total N (%) |
|---|---|
Age: Mean ± SD [range], years | 59 ± 8.2 [44–76] |
Gender | |
Male | 19 (79.2) |
Female | 5 (20.8) |
Race | |
Black/ African-American | 3 (12.5) |
White/ Caucasian | 20 (83.3) |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 (4.2) |
Ethnicitya | |
Non-Hispanic/Latino | 23 (100) |
Education | |
< High School | 9 (37.5) |
Some college or more | 15 (62.5) |
Yearly household incomea | |
(dollars/year) | |
> $49,999 | 11 (47.8) |
$50,000 + | 12 (52.2) |
Tumor Site | |
Hypopharynx | 2 (8.3) |
Larynx | 8 (33.4) |
Oral Cavity | 4 (16.7) |
Oropharynx | 9 (37.5) |
Unknown Primary | 1 (4.2) |
Cancer Stage | |
Stage I | 4 (16.6) |
Stage II | 3 (12.5) |
Stage III | 7 (29.2) |
Stage IV | 10 (41.7) |
Treatment | |
No Radiation | 6 (25.0) |
Radiation | 18 (75.0) |
Current marital status | |
Married | 16 (66.7) |
Single (never married) | 8 (33.3) |
Smoking Status | |
Current | 2 (8.3) |
Past | 17 (70.1) |
Never | 5 (20.8) |
Baseline BMI: Mean ± SD [range], kg/m^2 | 28.1 ± 6.05 [18.5–40.6] |
Follow-up BMI: Mean ± SD [range], kg/m^2 | 28.0 ± 5.87 [19.2–41] |