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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

From: A dynamic nomogram predicting symptomatic pneumonia in patients with lung cancer receiving thoracic radiation

Characteristic

All patients (n=160)

symptomatic pneumonia(n=28)

asymptomatic pneumonia (n=132)

univariate analysis

multivariate analysis

OR (95%CI)

P

OR (95%CI)

P

Gender

   

1.852(0.517–6.638)

0.344

  

Male

133

25

108

    

Female

27

3

24

    

Age

   

0.181(0.065–0.505)

0.001

6.243(1.658–25.503)

0.007

≤ 60

77

5

72

    

>60

83

23

60

    

ECOG

   

1.022(0.353–2.961)

0.968

  

≤ 1

131

23

108

    

>2

29

5

24

    

Smoking index

   

0.271(0.114–0.645)

0.003

4.498(1.306–15.489)

0.017

<400

93

9

84

    

≥ 400

67

19

48

    

Respiratory comorbidity

   

1.500(0.573–3.929)

0.409

  

YES

31

7

24

    

NO

129

21

108

    

Tumor location

   

/

0.264

  

Upper left lobe

33

3

30

    

Lower left lobe

38

8

30

    

Upper right lobe

47

8

39

    

Lower right lobe (including middle lobe)

42

9

33

    

Pathological types

   

/

0.488

  

Adenocarcinoma

60

8

52

    

squamous cell carcinoma

46

9

37

    

Small cell carcinoma

52

10

42

    

large cell carcinoma

2

1

1

    

Stage (AJCC 8th)

   

/

0.215

  

I

10

3

7

    

II

18

4

14

    

III

132

21

111

    

IV

0

0

0

    

Mutation of gene

   

0.558(0.121–2.576)

0.455

  

YES

18

2

16

    

NO

142

26

116

    

Chemotherapy

   

0.222(0.094–0.527)

0.001

7.188(2.055–25.141)

0.002

YES

122

14

108

    

NO

38

14

24

    

Chemotherapy regimen

   

/

0.698

  

Paclitaxel + cisplatin/carboplatin

 

2

31

    

Pemetrexed + cisplatin/carboplatin

 

2

35

    

Etoposide + cisplatin/carboplatin

 

10

42

    

Immunotherapy

   

1.098(0.291–4.142)

0.890

  

Yes

16

3

13

    

NO

144

25

119

    

Targeted therapy

   

1.098(0.291–4.142)

0.890

  

Yes

16

3

13

    

NO

144

25

119

    

Postoperative Radiotherapy

   

1.149(0.393–3.362)

0.800

  

Yes

26

5

21

    

NO

134

23

111

    

Pulmonary ventilation function

   

/

0.744

  

Normal

42

9

33

    

Mild abnormality

30

4

26

    

Moderate abnormal

15

3

12

    

Severe abnormality

13

3

10

    

Extremely severe abnormality

3

0

3

    

Radiotherapy mode

   

5.697(0.736–44.078)

0.177

  

VMRT

136

27

109

    

SBRT

24

2

22

    

Dose fraction

   

/

0.247

  

60 Gy/28-30 F

114

21

93

    

45 Gy/30F

24

5

19

    

50 Gy/25F

7

1

6

    

40-60 Gy/8-10 F

7

1

6

    

45-54 Gy/18F

2

0

2

    

48-50 Gy/4-6 F

6

0

6

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