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Table 2 Patient characteristics before and after propensity score matching

From: Propensity score analysis of lung cancer risk in a population with high prevalence of non-smoking related lung cancer

 

Before PSM (N = 1975)

After PSM (N = 784)

Characterics

All

 

Family history (+)

Family history (−)

P

All

 

Family history (+)

Family history (−)

P

Age, years

56.56 ± 9.01

 

56.1 ± 9.39

58.39 ± 7.05

<0.0001a

58.61 ± 7.15

 

58.57 ± 6.855

58.66 ± 7.556

0.865a

Sex (%)

    

<0.0001b

    

0.94b

Male

1083

54.90%

136 (34.1%)

947 (60.05%)

 

517

65.90%

258 (65.8%)

259 (66.1%)

 

Female

892

45.10%

262 (65.9%)

630 (39.95%)

 

267

34.10%

134 (34.2%)

133 (33.9%)

 

BMI

24.32 ± 3.49

 

23.76 ± 3.36

24.46 ± 3.50

<0.0001a

  

23.76 ± 3.36

23.88 ± 3.56

0.644a

Nodule number

0.63 ± 1.16

 

1.09 ± 1.53

0.51 ± 1.027

<0.0001a

0.84 ± 1.392

 

1.1 ± 1.53

0.59 ± 1.17

<0.0001a

History of other cancers

    

0.023b

    

0.601b

Present

621

31.40%

144 (36.1%)

477 (30.2%)

 

275

35.10%

141 (36%)

131(34.2%)

 

Absent

1354

68.50%

254 (63.9%)

1100 (69.8%)

 

509

64.90%

258 (64%)

251(65.8%)

 

Category 4 lesion

    

<0.0001b

    

0.186b

Present

53

2.68%

21 (5.27%)

32 (2.02%)

 

36

4.59%

21 (5.3%)

15 (3.82%)

 

Absent

1922

97.32%

377 (94.73%)

1545 (97.98%)

 

748

95.41%

371 (94.7%)

377 (96.18%)

 

Lung cancer

    

<0.0001b

    

0.019c

Present

27

1.40%

15 (3.76%)

12 (0.76%)

 

20

2.60%

15 (3.8%)

5 (1.3%)

 

Absent

1948

98.60%

383 (96.24%)

1565 (99.24%)

 

764

97.40%

377 (96.2)

387 (98.7)

 
  1. aUsing independent t-test for continuous variables; b Using Chi-square test for categorical variables; c Using Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables
  2. Abbreviations: PSM propensity score matching, BMI body mass index