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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and comorbidities of patients with lung cancers receiving surgical resection

From: Is incentive spirometry beneficial for patients with lung cancer receiving video-assisted thoracic surgery?

Variables

N = 7549

%

Sex

 Women

3071

40.7

 Men

4478

59.3

 Mean age, year (SD)

63.2

11.3

  < 55

1834

24.3

 55–64

2051

27.2

 65–74

2587

34.3

 75+

1077

14.3

Comorbidity

 COPD

4340

57.5

 Asthma

1160

15.4

 Other cancer

636

8.4

 Heart failure

334

4.42

Approach

 VATS

1404

18.6

 Thoracotomy

6145

81.4

Incentive spirometry

 Yes

4950

65.6

 No

2599

34.4

Neoadjuvant

 Yes

5004

66.3

 No

2545

33.7

Procedure

 Pneumonectomy

11

0.15

 Lobectomy

6951

92.1

 Limited resection

587

7.78

  1. VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery