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. 2011 Jun 7;11:228. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-228

Table 2.

Univariate Odds Ratios (OR's) for associations with advanced stage at diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer

Variable Advanced Stage
Regional/Distant/Unknown
OR 95% CI
Demographics
Age (per year) 1.00 (0.98 - 1.03)
Women 0.68 (0.46 - 1.01)
Non-White Race/Ethnicity 1.24 (0.50 - 3.07)
Smoking
Years of Smoking (10 year increments)* 1.07 (0.93 - 1.23)
Pack Years (10 year increments)* 1.05 (0.98 - 1.13)
Smoking Status
 Never smoker Ref
 Current smoker 1.81 (0.90 - 3.63)
 Former, Quit <10 yr 2.56 (1.17 - 5.60)
 Former, Quit ≥10 yr 1.82 (0.93 - 3.55)
Socioeconomic
College Graduate or Higher 1.66 (1.00 - 2.76)
Income >$40,000/year 1.04 (0.67 - 1.62)
Currently Married or with Partner 0.77 (0.49 - 1.21)
Medical History
COPD 0.81 (0.48 - 1.35)
History of Cancer 1.00 (0.62 - 1.60)
Family History Lung Cancer** 0.79 (0.49 - 1.26)
Comorbid Disease*** (1 or more) 1.03 (0.69 - 1.52)
Exercise (Highest Quartile)**** 1.15 (0.69 - 1.93)
BMI Category (kg/m2)
 Normal (18.5 - 24.9) Ref
 Underweight (<18.5) 0.50 (0.14 - 1.74)
 Overweight (25 - 29.9) 0.87 (0.55 - 1.37)
 Obese (≥30) 0.97 (0.55 - 1.72)
 Missing 0.78 (0.34 - 1.78)
Screening Activities
Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy 0.65 (0.43 - 0.99)
PSA (men only) 0.93 (0.50 - 1.73)
Mammogram (women only) 1.47 (0.61 - 3.59)
Screening (at least one screening study) 0.81 (0.43 - 1.53)

*among current or former smokers

** ≥1 1st degree relative with lung cancer

***See definition in text

**** usual MET hours per week for each activity averaged over the previous 10 years