Table 1 Characteristics of 461 patients with PPC
Variable | Value (461) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 66 years | > 66 years | Total number | p | |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.038 |
male | 144 (63%) | 125 (54%) | 269 (58%) | Â |
Female | 84 (37%) | 108 (46%) | 192 (42%) | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
Married | 116 (51%) | 119 (51%) | 235 (51%) | Â |
Single (unmarried) | 46 (20%) | 13 (6%) | 59 (13%) | Â |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 66 (29%) | 101 (43%) | 167 (36%) | Â |
Race | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
White | 164 (72%) | 206 (88%) | 370 (80%) | Â |
Black | 51 (22%) | 13 (6%) | 64 (14%) | Â |
Other | 13 (6%) | 14 (6%) | 27 (6%) | Â |
Laterality | Â | Â | Â | 0.315 |
Left | 88 (39%) | 106 (45%) | 194 (42%) | Â |
Right | 128 (56%) | 115 (49%) | 243 (53%) | Â |
Bilateral | 12 (5%) | 12 (5%) | 24 (5%) | Â |
Primary site | Â | Â | Â | 0.233 |
Upper lobe, lung | 135 (59%) | 124 (53%) | 259 (56%) | Â |
Lower lobe, lung | 43 (19%) | 56 (24%) | 99 (22%) | Â |
Main bronchus | 7 (3%) | 2 (1%) | 9 (2%) | Â |
Middle lobe, lung | 10 (4%) | 12 (5%) | 22 (5%) | Â |
Overlapping lesion of lung | 33 (14%) | 39 (17%) | 72 (16%) | Â |
Summary stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.530 |
Localized | 35 (15%) | 45 (19%) | 80 (17%) | Â |
Regional | 86 (38%) | 83 (36%) | 169 (37%) | Â |
Distant | 107(47%) | 105 (45%) | 212 (46%) | Â |
Surgery | Â | Â | Â | 0.742 |
Yes | 117 (51%) | 116 (50%) | 233 (51%) | Â |
No | 111 (49%) | 117 (50%) | 228 (59%) | Â |
Radiation | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
Yes | 95 (42%) | 63 (27%) | 158 (34%) | Â |
No | 133 (58%) | 170 (73%) | 303 (66%) | Â |
Chemotherapy |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Yes | 114 (50%) | 62 (27%) | 176 (38%) | Â |
No | 114 (50%) | 171(73%) | 285 (62%) | Â |