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. 2023 Dec 14;13:1308897. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1308897

Table 1.

Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis on lung cancer mortality.

Authors (year) Country Sample size Death RR/OR or HR
(95%CI)
Zhang, B., et al. (8) Canada 49,165 106 Smoking: Yes: HR=14.04 (7.56-26.07)
Age: Old (>50):HR=1.74(1.45-1.87)
Chiyo, M. et al. (7) Japan 931 293 Gender: male: HR =1.766 (1.304-2.401)
Age: HR=1.015 (1.008-1.027)
ILD: Yes: HR=1.903(1.012-3.236)
Frostad, A. (23) Norway 19,998 6710 Age: Old: aOR=1.04 (1.01-1.06)
Kabat, G.C., et al. (25) China 1590 131 Duration of HRT use: Yes: aHR=1.51 (1.14–1.99).
Contraceptive use: Yes: HR=0.91 (0.78–1.06)
Yang, L., et al. (11) China 225, 721 2145 Follow up: higher: HR=0.75(0.63-0.93)
Residence: Urban: HR=2.28 (2.06-2.52)
Sex: Male: HR=1.57 (1.47-1.67)
Smoking: Yes: HR=1.77 (1.67-1.87)
Roth, K., et al. (10) Norway 148 40 Age: >=70=HR= 1.93 (1.14, 3.28)
Stage: HR=Stage IB= 1.63 (0.92, 2.89)
 HR=Stage II-IV=4.16 (1.92, 9.05)
Chae, K.J et al. (9) Korea 612 220 Age: in yr=HR= 1.03 (1.01–1.05)
Smoke: yes=HR= 1.68 (1.22–2.32)
History: yes=HR= 1.44 (1.00–2.06)
Kuderer, N.M (12). Canada 1998 472 Age: a year=HR=1.013 (1.003–1.023)
Sex: male=HR=1.183 (0.979–1.430)
BMI: <35 kg/m2=HR=0.968 (0.611–1.531)
Smoke: Yes=HR=1.551 (1.185–2.030)
HPT: Yes=HR=1.131 (0.937–1.365)
Anaemia: Yes=HR=1.471 (1.185–1.826)
Duran, A.O (13) Turkey 330 125 Age: year=1.008 (0.990-1.027)
Sex: Male=0.863 (0.479-1.554)
BMI: 0.967 (0.924-1.012)
Smoking: 1.518 (0.890-2.589)
Diabetes: 1.200 (0.655-2.199)
HPT: Yes=1.076 (0.627-1.847)
Cardiac disease: Yes=1.330 (0.656-2.695)
Adair, T (22). Australia 2480 249 Tobacco: Yes: OR=1.066 (1.002-1.090)
Matakidou, A., et al. (26) UK 2561 191 Smoker: Yes: RR= 7.15 (5.70–8.96)
Age: 60+: RR=2.02 (1.22–3.34)
Relatives: Yes: RR=1.90 (1.30–4.25)
Stukenborg, G.J (17). USA 14,456 519 Liver disease: Yes=RR=2.60 (1.16-5.87)
Pneumonia: Yes=RR=
1.73 (1.24-2.42)
Hypertension: Yes=RR=1.83 (1.19-2.81)
Licker, M.J., et al. (27) Switzerland 1222 36 Respiratory complication: Yes=RR=1.9 (1.9-6.6)
Lauritsen, J.M (28). Danish 439 60 Smoking=Yes=2.02 (0.80, 6.78)
Powell, H.A. et al. (14) UK 10991 981 Sex=Male=OR= 1.62(1.17 to 2.25)
Age=85+=OR= 2.35(1.12 to 9.01)
Stage=IIIA/IA= 2.18 (1.25 to 3.81)
Kirkland, R.S (18). USA 882 67 interstitial lung disease=Yes=OR=6.14(1.9-19.4)
pulmonary HT=Yes=OR=3.1(1.6-6.2)
diabetes mellitus=Yes=OR=2.0(1.1-3.3)
Thomas, P.A (29). France 4498 351 Age: >65=OR=2.1(1.5-2.9)
BMI: Underweight: OR=2.2(1.2-4.0)
Overweight: OR=0.60(0.4-0.9)
Rosen, J.E (30). USA 119,146 4051 Age: 5-yr increase=OR=1.5(1.25, 1.77)
Sex: Male=OR=1.8 (1.3, 3.28)
Race: Non-white=OR=1.10(0.8, 1.56)
Gibson, A.J (31). Canada 1044 233 Sex: Male=OR=1.48 (1.12–1.95)
never-smokers=OR=0.62 (0.41–0.95)
Advanced disease at diagnosis=OR=1.85 (1.19–2.88)
Receiving systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT)=OR=0.65 (0.49–0.86)
Kozower, B.D (19) USA 18,800 413 Age: 10-year increase=OR=1.84 (1.58, 2.15)
Sex: Male=OR=1.36 (1.07, 1.73)
BMI: 10KG/M2 increase=OR=0.74 (0.58, 0.94)
HPT: Yes:=OR=1.10 (0.85, 1.43)
Diabetes: Yes:=OR=1.15 (0.82, 1.59)
Cardiovascular: Yes=OR=1.09 (0.78, 1.51)
Dialysis: Yes=OR=3.97 (1.48,10.64)
Jean, R.A (32) USA/Vreginia 6435 120 Age: year=OR=1.03(1.013-1.056)
Sex: male=OR=1.83 (1.199-2.789)
DM: Yes=OR=2.57(1.379-4.808)
Romano, P.S (21). USA/California 12,439 441 Sex: male=OR=1.5 (1.2,1.8)
Age: >79=OR=5.4 (3.5,8.4)
Heart: Yes=OR=1.8 (1.5,2.2)
Diabetes: Yes=OR=1.5 (1.1,2.2)
Kates, M., et al. (15) USA/NewYork 1844 655 Sex: male=OR= 1.45 (1.22–1.72)
Age: 80-80=OR=2.09 (1.60–2.75)
Stage: III vs I=OR=1.27 (1.02–1.59)
Heart Failure: Yes=OR=1.54 (1.24–1.93)
Cardiovascular: Yes=OR=1.75 (1.39–2.22)
Diabetes: Yes=OR=1.70 (1.18–2.45)
Breslow, R.A (33). USA 20195 158 Smoking: Yes= RR=1.2 (0.8-1.8)
Bessö, A., et al. (34) Sweden 316 92 Sex: male=RR=1.3(0.76–2.62)
Smoking: Yes=3.32 (1.35–8.20)
Borsoi, L (35). Austria 1000000 503/10-6 Sex: Female=RR= 1.12 (0.81-1.66)
Age: RR=0.77(0.29-1.22)
Cardenas, V.M (36). USA 508,576 5,469 Smoke: Yes=RR= 1.2(0.8-1.8)
Sex: Female=RR=1.45 (0.74-2.55)
Chow, W.H., et al. (37) USA 5263 219 Smoking: Yes=RR=3.5 (1.0-12.6)
Beer: Yes=RR=1.8 (1.10-3.30)
Meat: Yes=RR=1.3(0.7-2.3)
Vitamin C: high=RR=0.8(0.5-1.2)
Stoelben, E.,et al. (16) Germany 1281 131 Sex: Female=RR=0.56(0.30–1.06)
Age: >75=RR=2.46 (1.17–5.16)
Stage: I vs II 5.58 1.83–17.07
 I vs IIIa 9.01 3.52–23.04
 I vs IIIb 17.41 6.62–45.80
 I vs IV 21.81 8.29–57.38
Sokolnikov, M.E (38). Russia 17,740 681 Sex: Male: RR=7.1 (4.9–10)
Age: 75+=RR=4.1 (0.9–10)
Kuehnl, A (20). Germany 31 22 Sex: male=RR=2.08 0.478–9.025
Age: <65 vs>65=RR=0.98 0.934–1.035
BMI: <25 vs >25= RR=0.95 0.856–1.057
Grade: G1/G2 vs G3/G4=RR=0.32 0.110–0.909
Mansfield, A.S, et al. (24) USA 759 568 Surgery= HR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.18–0.68
Chemotherapy=HR, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.2–4.3
Radiation (ref.)
KRS (yes vs no)=HR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.4–2.2
Age: >76= HR, 1.45: 95% CI, 1.12-2.66
Sex: male=HR, 1.32: 95% CI, 1.06-3.10