Table 1 Patient characteristics in a study with patients diagnosed thoracic cancer in palliative chemotherapy
| Ā | All patients (nā=ā48) | <ā70āyears (nā=ā30) | ā„70āyears (nā=ā18) | Ā |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | P1 |
Sex | 0.36 | |||
āFemale | 17(35) | 9(30) | 8(44) | |
āMale | 31(65) | 21(70) | 10(56) | |
Age (years) | 0.81 | |||
āMedian | 66 | 62 | 75 | |
āRange | 49ā81 | 49ā68 | 70ā81 | |
Malignant diagnosis | 0.002 | |||
āNSCLC | 31(65) | 23(77) | 8(44) | |
āSCLC | 8(17) | 6(20) | 2(11) | |
āMesothelioma | 9(19) | 1(3) | 8(44) | |
Palliative chemotherapy | 0.82 | |||
ā1st line | 5(10) | 4(13) | 1(6) | |
ā2nd line | 25(52) | 15(50) | 10(56) | |
ā3rd line | 15(31) | 9(30) | 6(33) | |
ā4th line | 2(4) | 1(3) | 1(6) | |
ā5th line | 1(2) | 1(3) | 0(0) | |
Relation | 0.45 | |||
āLiving alone | 8(17) | 4(13) | 4(22) | |
āLiving with spouse/possibly children | 40(83) | 26(87) | 14(78) | |
Education | 0.79 | |||
ā (Basic) Less than 10āyears | 40(19) | 11(37) | 8(44) | |
āYouth (high school) | 21(44) | 13(43) | 8(44) | |
āMedium (profession) | 8(17) | 6(20) | 2(11) | |
āHigher (university) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Smoking status | 0.01 | |||
āSmoker | 16(33) | 7(23) | 9(50) | |
āEx. smoker | 24(50) | 20(67) | 4(22) | |
āNever smoked | 8(17) | 3(10) | 5(28) | |
Performance status | 0.06 | |||
ā0ā1 | 39(81) | 17(90) | 12(67) | |
ā2 | 9(19) | 3(10) | 6(33) | |