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)

GED: general educational development; HS: high school; and TNM: tumor, regional lymph nodes, metastasis.