Table 1.
Baseline study characteristics
| |
Pleural Sealant Group |
Control Group |
pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 60 | N = 61 | ||
|
Males |
34 (56.7%) |
37 (60.7%) |
0.6559 |
|
Females |
26 (43.3%) |
24 (39.3%) |
0.6559 |
|
Median age in years (range) |
68 (25 – 89) |
64 (19 – 83) |
0.1224 |
|
COPD |
20 (33.3%) |
20 (32.8%) |
0.9491 |
|
Emphysema |
8 (13.3%) |
10 (16.4%) |
0.6362 |
|
TB / Hx of TB |
3 (5%) |
3 (4.9%) |
0.6523 |
|
Bleb / Pneumothorax |
5 (8.3%) |
0 |
0.0275 |
|
Smoking |
48 (80%) |
40 (65.6%) |
0.0748 |
|
Prior RT |
11 (18.3%) |
12 (19.7%) |
0.8511 |
| Malignancy resection | 19 (31.7%) | 13 (21.3%) | 0.1966 |