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Table 1 General information of the patients

From: Investigation of swallowing function and swallowing-related quality of life after partial laryngectomy in Chinese patients with laryngeal carcinoma

Variable

Patients (n = 68)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

64 (94.1)

 Female

4 (5.9)

Age (years), mean ± SD

61.9 ± 9.3

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Han

65 (95.6)

 Others

3 (4.4)

Education level, n (%)

 Illiteracy

11 (16.2)

 Primary school or junior high school

33 (48.5)

 High school or secondary specialized school

16 (23.5)

 University or above

8 (11.8)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married

62 (91.2)

 Divorced / widowed

6 (8.8)

Occupation status, n (%)

 On-the-job

6 (8.8)

 Retired

34 (50.0)

 Others

28 (41.2)

Smoking, n (%)

 Never

19 (27.9)

 Current smoker

40 (58.8)

 Former smoker

9 (13.2)

Drinking, n (%)

 Never

38 (55.9)

 Current drinker

23 (33.8)

 Former drinker

7 (10.3)