Research Article
Shoulder Pain, Functional Status, and Health-Related Quality of Life after Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of demographic and clinical variables.
| | Variables | Mean (SD) | Frequency (%) |
| | Age | 60.34 (12.43) | | | Gender | | | | Male | | 21 (72) | | Female | | 8 (28) | | Race | | | | Caucasian | | 27 (93) | | African American | | 2 (7) | | Marital status | | | | Married | | 16 (56) | | Not married | | 13 (44) | | Educational background | | | | More than HS | | 10 (34) | | HS/GED | | 11 (38) | | Less than HS | | 8 (28) | | Job Status | | | | Employed | | 11 (38) | | Retired | | 11 (38) | | Unemployed | | 7 (24) | | Primary cancer site | | | | Lip and oral cavity | | 12 (42) | | Pharynx | | 3 (10) | | Larynx | | 9 (31) | | Salivary glands | | 2 (7) | | Thyroid | | 2 (7) | | Ear | | 1 (3) | | TNM cancer stage | | | | Stage 0 | | 1 (3) | | Stage I | | 2 (7) | | Stage II | | 4 (14) | | Stage III | | 5 (17) | | Stage IV | | 17 (59) | | Current use of tobacco | | 4 (14) | | Current use of alcohol | | 4 (14) |
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GED: general educational development; HS: high school; and TNM: tumor, regional lymph nodes, metastasis.
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