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Chapter 2
Appendix 9 Continued
PEG tube in situ
Tracheostomy in situ
No 36 (95) Yes 2 (5) Unknown 1
No 38 (97) Yes 1 (3) Unknown 0
22 (88) 3 (12) 0
25 (100) 0 (0)
0
38 (100) 0 (0)
1
37 (97) 1 (3)
1
23 (92) 2 (8)
0
24 (100) 0 (0)
1
4-month follow-up
12-month follow-up
Number of participants (%)
Number of participants (%)
Surgery (n = 39)
RT
(n = 25)
Surgery (n = 39)
RT
(n = 25)
Study specific outcomes
NB: Not all percentages sum up exactly to 100% due to rounding.
Appendix 10 Baseline characteristics of participants with early-stage OPC offered surgery or RT only grouped by HPV status. P values shown for comparisons between groups. Percentages and statistical tests for available cases only. aChi-square test, bindependent samples t-test.
HPV-negative
Number of participants (%)
P value
HPV-positive
Number of participants (%)
P value
Surgery (n = 55)
RT
(n = 59)
Surgery (n = 69)
RT
(n = 66)
Gender Male Female
Age at diagnosis (years)
39 (71) 16 (29)
62 (10)
13 (27)
12 (25) 12 (25) 6 (12) 6 (12)
6
5 (13) 19 (50) 14 (37) 17
7 (19) 7 (19) 16 (43) 7 (19) 18
20 (38) 17 (32) 13 (25) 3 (6)
2
38 (64) 21 (36)
64 (7)
16 (29)
16 (29) 9 (16) 12 (21) 3 (5)
3
4 (11) 15 (41) 18 (49) 22
7 (18) 8 (21) 10 (26) 13 (34) 21
12 (21) 25 (44) 19 (33) 1 (2)
2
.459a
.422b
.425a
.586a
.356a
.138a
56 (81) 13 (19)
56 (9)
11 (17)
16 (25) 11 (17) 8 (13) 18 (28)
5
15 (32) 28 (60) 4 (9) 22
12 (24) 16 (32) 21 (42) 1 (2) 19
36 (54) 24 (36) 4 (6)
3 (5)
2
54 (82) 12 (18)
62 (11)
10 (16)
10 (16) 22 (35) 13 (21) 8 (13)
3
16 (31) 35 (67) 1 (2) 14
18 (27) 16 (24) 19 (29) 2 (3) 11
25 (39) 19 (29) 19 (29) 2 (3)
1
.922a
< .001b
.038a
.307a
.706a
.006a
Mean (SD)
Deprivation index
Smoking
Alcohol
ACE-27
1 (most deprived)
2
3
4
5 (most affluent)
Unknown
Never used Former user Current user Unknown
Non-drinker Moderate Hazardous Harmful Unknown
None Mild Moderate Severe Unknown
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