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Table 7 Voice longitudinal summaries over time

From: ECOG-ACRIN 2399: analysis of patient related outcomes after Chemoradiation for locally advanced head and neck Cancer

Voice Measure

Baseline

Median (IQR)

3-Months

Median (IQR)

12-Months

Median (IQR)

p-value

VHI

 Overall (n = 43)

6.0 (1, 24)

18.0 (6, 33)

11.0 (0, 32)

.124

 Larynx (n = 8)

45.5 (4, 51)

15.0 (0, 41)

20.0 (0, 63)

.061

 Oropharynx (n = 35)

5.0a [1, 14]

18.0b (6, 32)

10.0 (1, 24)

.003

VDA

 Overall (n = 37)

45.0 (37, 50)

40.0 (30, 47)

45.0 (32, 49)

.147

 Larynx (n = 8)

20.0 (4, 43)

40.0 (30, 45)

38.5 (25,48)

.239

 Oropharynx (n = 29)

47.0a (40, 50)

40.0b (30, 49)

45.0b (35, 50)

.010

  1. Note: Superscripts indicate statistically significant Bonferroni-corrected pairwise differences in post-hoc analyses