TABLE 1.
Patient Demographic Information
| Characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean | Range | |
| Age (y) | 66 | 51–79 |
| Body mass index | 26 | 21–33 |
| Nodule size from radiology report | ||
| Maximum diameter | 27 | 14–50 |
| Minimum diameter | 19 | 10–15 |
| n | % | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 2 | 18 |
| Female | 9 | 82 |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 10 | 91 |
| African American | 1 | 9 |
| Site | ||
| Right upper lobe | 1 | 9 |
| Right lower lobe | 6 | 55 |
| Left upper lobe | 3 | 27% |
| Left lower lobe | 1 | 9 |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 7 | 64 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 3 | 27 |
| Neuroendocrine carcinoma | 1 | 9 |
| Stage | ||
| Stage IA | 5 | 46 |
| Stage IB | 3 | 27% |
| Stage IIB | 2 | 18% |
| Stage IIIA | 1 | 9 |
| Smoking history | ||
| Never | 1 | 9 |
| <1 pack per week | 2 | 18 |
| 1 pack per week | 6 | 55 |
| 2 pack per week | 1 | 9 |
| 3 pack per week | 1 | 9 |