Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of HNCP (Age/Feeding/Traqueostomy).
From: Geriatric oncology: comparing health related quality of life in head and neck cancer patients
| Age |
Feeding No. of subjects (%) |
Traqueostomy No. of subjects (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral feeding | PEG tube | Nasogastric tube | Yes | No | |
| 40-60 | 154 (88.5) | 8 (10.6) | 4(1.0) | 23 (21.9) | 82 (78.1) |
| ≥ 65 | 92 (92.8) | 11(4.8) | 1(2.4) | 38 (23.3) | 125 (76.7) |