Table 1.
Components of the thoracic surgery scoring system (Thoracoscore) and their association with overall survival.
| Patients (%) | HR (95% CI) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 257 (100) | ||
| Age | |||
| <55 | 32 (12.5) | 1.00 | |
| 55–64 | 70 (27.2) | 2.06 (0.59–7.23) | 0.26 |
| 65+ | 155 (60.3) | 2.90 (0.90–9.37) | 0.08 |
| Sex | |||
| Males | 149 (58.0) | 1.00 | |
| Females | 108 (42.0) | 0.91 (0.54–1.56) | 0.74 |
| Performance status | |||
| 0 | 162 (63.0) | 1.00 | |
| 1 | 75 (29.2) | 1.58 (0.90–2.78) | 0.11 |
| 2 | 17 (6.6) | 2.13 (0.88–5.14) | 0.09 |
| ASA score | |||
| 1 | 118 (45.9) | 1.00 | |
| 2 | 86 (33.5) | 1.58 (0.85–2.94) | 0.15 |
| 3 | 48 (18.7) | 1.72 (0.85–3.48) | 0.13 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| None | 11 (4.3) | 1.00 | |
| 1 | 37 (14.4) | 1.76 (0.39–7.95) | 0.46 |
| 2 | 58 (22.6) | 0.94 (0.21–4.31) | 0.94 |
| 3 | 151 (58.8) | 1.31 (0.31–5.47) | 0.71 |
| Any (1–3) | 246 (95.7) | 1.28 (0.31–5.27) | 0.73 |
| Cardiovascular | 80 (31.1) | 0.69 (0.37–1.29) | 0.25 |
| BPCO | 99 (38.5) | 1.09 (0.64–1.87) | 0.73 |
| Other malignancy | 91 (35.4) | 1.34 (0.79–2.29) | 0.28 |
| Dyspnea scale | |||
| None | 168 (65.4) | 1.00 | |
| 1 | 56 (21.8) | 1.22 (0.65–2.29) | 0.54 |
| 2–4 | 18 (7.0) | 2.12 (0.93–4.80) | 0.07 |
| Intervention | |||
| Other † | 238 (92.6) | 1.00 | |
| Pneumonectomy | 19 (7.4) | 2.99 (1.41–6.34) | 0.004 |
| Thoracoscore * | |||
| <2% | 155 (60.3) | 1.00 | |
| >2% | 100 (38.9) | 2.33 (1.37–3.95) | 0.002 |
Data are missing for the following variables: PS (n = 3); ASA (n = 5); cardiovascular disease (n = 1); dyspnea (n = 15); * Thoracoscore (n = 2). † Lobectomy (n = 148); bilobectomy (n = 7); wedge resection (n = 8), segmentectomy (n = 75).