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. 2022 Nov 24;163(5):1314–1327. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.11.025

Table 2.

Characteristics of Participants With a Diagnosis of Lung Cancer in the Southern Community Cohort Study, Follow-up Data, 2002 through 2019 (n = 472)

Characteristic White (n = 189) Black/African American (n = 283) Total (N = 472)
Stage at diagnosis
 Distant 56 (29.6) 107 (37.8) 163 (34.5)
 Not distant (localized or regional) 133 (70.4) 176 (62.2) 309 (65.5)
Age at diagnosis, y
 Mean ± SD 59.3 ± 8.08 54.0 ± 7.85 56.1 ± 8.36
 Median (minimum, maximum) 60.0 (42.0, 77.0) 53.0 (40.0, 79.0) 56.0 (40.0, 79.0)
Sex
 Female 115 (60.8) 173 (61.1) 288 (61.0)
 Male 74 (39.2) 110 (38.9) 184 (39.0)
Education
 Less than high school 48 (25.4) 100 (35.3) 148 (31.4)
 High school graduate 68 (36.0) 93 (32.9) 161 (34.1)
 More than high school 72 (38.1) 87 (30.7) 159 (33.7)
 Missing 1 (0.5) 3 (1.1) 4 (0.8)
Household income, US$
 < 15,000 99 (52.4) 168 (59.4) 267 (56.6)
 ≥ 15,000 87 (46.0) 107 (37.8) 194 (41.1)
 Missing 3 (1.6) 8 (2.8) 11 (2.3)
Marital status
 Married 71 (37.6) 85 (30.0) 156 (33.1)
 Separated or divorced 68 (36.0) 98 (34.6) 166 (35.2)
 Widowed 27 (14.3) 28 (9.9) 55 (11.7)
 Single 15 (7.9) 67 (23.7) 82 (17.4)
 Missing 8 (4.2) 5 (1.8) 13 (2.8)
Has health insurance
 No 56 (29.6) 115 (40.6) 171 (36.2)
 Yes 131 (69.3) 164 (58.0) 295 (62.5)
 Missing 2 (1.1) 4 (1.4) 6 (1.3)
Charlson comorbidity index score
 1 17 (9.0) 51 (18.0) 68 (14.4)
 2 37 (19.6) 73 (25.8) 110 (23.3)
 3 38 (20.1) 72 (25.4) 110 (23.3)
 4 33 (17.5) 42 (14.8) 75 (15.9)
 5 30 (15.9) 22 (7.8) 52 (11.0)
 ≥ 6 27 (14.3) 14 (4.9) 41 (8.7)
 Missing 7 (3.7) 9 (3.2) 16 (3.4)
Ever experienced discrimination because of race or ethnicity
 No 159 (84.1) 177 (62.5) 336 (71.2)
 Yes 30 (15.9) 106 (37.5) 136 (28.8)
Had adult adverse experience
 No 116 (61.4) 184 (65.0) 300 (63.6)
 Yes 73 (38.6) 99 (35.0) 172 (36.4)
Lived with mother and father during childhood
 No 45 (23.8) 112 (39.6) 157 (33.3)
 Yes 140 (74.1) 161 (56.9) 301 (63.8)
 Missing 4 (2.1) 10 (3.5) 14 (3.0)
Lived with father only during childhood
 No 182 (96.3) 266 (94.0) 448 (94.9)
 Yes 3 (1.6) 7 (2.5) 10 (2.1)
 Missing 4 (2.1) 10 (3.5) 14 (3.0)
Lived with grandparent, aunt, uncle, or other relative during childhood
 No 171 (90.5) 240 (84.8) 411 (87.1)
 Yes 14 (7.4) 33 (11.7) 47 (10.0)
 Missing 4 (2.1) 10 (3.5) 14 (3.0)
Distance from cancer center, 100-mile increments
 Mean ± SD 1.01 ± 0.67 1.00 ± 0.95 1.01 ± 0.84
 Median (minimum, maximum) 0.855 (0.00914, 3.86) 0.823 (0.00551, 3.86) 0.837 (0.00551, 3.86)
 Missing 4 (2.1) 6 (2.1) 10 (2.1)
Distance from hospital, 100-mile increments
 Mean ± SD 0.277 ± 0.250 0.260 ± 0.352 0.267 ± 0.315
 Median(minimum, maximum) 0.194 (0.0044, 0.928) 0.0680 (0.0040, 2.59) 0.123 (0.0040, 2.59)
 Missing 4 (2.1) 6 (2.1) 10 (2.1)
Rural-urban continuum code
 Metro 148 (78.3) 222 (78.4) 370 (78.4)
 Nonmetro 41 (21.7) 61 (21.6) 102 (21.6)

Data are presented as No. (%), unless otherwise indicated.