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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample

From: A comparison of health state utility values associated with oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in Sri Lanka assessed using the EQ-5D-3 L and the EORTC-8D

Variable

N (%)

Gender

 

Male

82(54.3)

Female

69(45.7)

Age group

18-29

3(2)

30-39

14(9.3)

40-49

22(14.6)

50-59

32(21.2)

60-69

44(29.1)

70 above

36(23.8)

Marital status

Never married

9(6)

Married

135(89.4)

Widow/separated

7(4.6)

Ethnicity

Sinhalese

120(79.5)

Tamil

25(16.6)

Muslim

6(4)

Education

No formal education

16(10.7)

Primary

84(56)

Secondary

44(29.3)

Tertiary

6(4)

Employment

Employed

105(70)

Non-economic activities

38(25.3)

Family worker

7(4.7)

OPMD/ cancer

OPMD

57(37.8)

Oral cancer

94(62.2)

OPMD diagnosis n = 44

Leukoplakia

1(2.3)

Mixed red and white lesions

2(4.5)

Oral sub mucous fibrosis

13(29.5)

Lichen planus

19(43.2)

Other

9(20)

Cancer stage n = 94

Oral cancer Stage I

24(29.6)

Oral cancer Stage II

26(32.1)

Oral cancer Stage III

19(23.5)

Oral cancer Stage IV

12(14.8)

Treatment for oral cancer patients n = 94

Treated (post-surgery) n = 72

72(76.6)

Awaiting treatment (pre-surgery) n = 22

22(23.4)

  1. OPMD- Oral potentially malignant disorder; Stage I -The cancer is less than 2 cm in size, and has not spread to lymph nodes in the area; Stage 2 - The cancer is more than 2 cm in size, but less than 4 cm, and has not spread to lymph nodes in the area; Stage 3 - The cancer is bigger than 4 cm but has not spread to any lymph nodes or other parts of the body; Stage 4- the cancer is either greater than 4 cm in largest diameter or is of any size but has metastasised to regional lymph nodes [22, 23]