Table 1 Patient Characteristics in Different Caseload Groups (n = 1225)
NPC caseload group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Low (4-16) (n= 424) | Medium (17-34) (n= 394) | High (35-152) (n= 407) | p |
Age | 0.037 | |||
35-44 years | 136(32) | 90(23) | 103(25) | |
45-54 years | 118(28) | 143(36) | 145(36) | |
55-64 years | 93(22) | 100(25) | 99(24) | |
65-74 years | 59(14) | 51(13) | 48(12) | |
≧ 75 years | 18(4) | 10(3) | 12(3) | |
Gender | 0.389 | |||
Male | 316(75) | 285(72) | 286(70) | |
Female | 108(25) | 109(28) | 121(30) | |
Charlson Comorbidity Index score | < 0.001 | |||
< 4 | 216(51) | 229(58) | 274(67) | |
≧4 | 208(49) | 165(42) | 133(33) | |
Treatment modality | < 0.001 | |||
Radiotherapy | 278(66) | 271(69) | 322(79) | |
Chemoradiotherapy | 146(34) | 123(31) | 85(21) | |
Geographic location | < 0.001 | |||
North | 266(63) | 240(61) | 317(78) | |
Central | 93(22) | 61(15) | 43(11) | |
Southern and Eastern | 65(15) | 93(24) | 47(11) | |
Enrollee category | 0.008 | |||
EC 1-2 | 168(40) | 133(34) | 183(45) | |
EC 3 | 181(43) | 172(44) | 164(40) | |
EC 4 | 75(18) | 89(23) | 60(15) | |