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Table 1 Medical and social demographics (n = 20)

From: Which field walking test should be used to assess functional exercise capacity in lung cancer? an observational study

Variable

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Age, years

66.1 ± 6.5

Gender, male

8 (40.0 %)

Body mass index, kg/m2

28.5 ± 4.0

Colinet comorbidity score, median [IQR]

9.0 [8.0 – 10.0]

COPD diagnosis

7 (35.0 %)

Smoking status

 

 Never smoker

2 (10.5 %)

 Current smoker

2 (10.5 %)

 Ex-smoker

15 (78.9 %)

 Unknown

[1]

Smoking pack year history

38.4 ± 19.6

Lung cancer stage

 

 Stage I

12 (60.0 %)

 Stage II

5 (25.0 %)

 Stage III

3 (15.0 %)

Lung cancer histological type

 

 Adenocarcinoma

15 (75.0 %)

 Squamous cell carcinoma

2 (10.0 %)

 Other

3 (15.0 %)

Treatment status at time of testing

 

 Pre-treatment

3 (15.0 %)

 Post-surgery only

12 (60.0 %)

 Post-surgery and chemotherapy

5 (25.0 %)

Type of thoracic surgery

 

 Lobectomy

14 (70.0 %)

 Pneumonectomy

3 (15.0 %)

 N/A (pre-operative)

3 (15.0 %)

Time since last treatment (surgery or chemotherapy), daysa

134.9 ± 43.9

Use of a gait aid

 

 No

20 (100 %)

Self-reported limitation to walking

4 (20 %)

ECOG-PS, patient rated

 

 0, fully active

11 (57.9 %)

 1, walking but only light work

8 (42.1 %)

 Unknown

[1]

Hand-grip strength, kilograms

14.8 ± 7.4

Respiratory function

 

 FEV1, litres

1.9 ± 0.4

 FEV1 % predicted

80.6 ± 16.0

 FVC, litres

3.0 ± 0.8

 FVC, % predicted

101.8 ± 22.7

Physical activity levels

 

 Sedentary (0 min/week)

8 (40.0 %)

 Insufficient (1–149 min/week)

7 (35.0 %)

 Sufficient (150+ minutes/week)

5 (25.0 %)

Time spent watching television, hours/day, median [IQR]

3.0 [2.2 – 5.4]

HRQoL

 

 Global quality of life domain

76.7 ± 17.9

 Physical function domain

77.5 ± 14.5

Social situation

 

 Home with family

10 (50.0 %)

 Home alone, independent

8 (40.0 %)

 Retirement village

2 (10.0 %)

Employment status

 

 Working full time

1 (5.0 %)

 Working part time

1 (5.0 %)

 Temporary or sick leave

1 (5.0 %)

 Not employed

3 (15.0 %)

 Retired

14 (70.0 %)

Highest level of education obtained

 

 PhD or Master’s degree

1 (5.0 %)

 Bachelor’s degree

2 (10.0 %)

 Trade or community certificate

2 (10.0 %)

 Completed secondary school

4 (20.0 %)

 Some secondary school

11 (55.0 %)

  1. Abbreviations: % percent; COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; ECOG-PS Eastern Cooperate Oncology Group- Performance status; IQR inter-quartile range; kg kilograms; m meters; n number; PhD Doctor of Philosophy; SD standard deviation
  2. aonly participants who were post-treatment included