Table I.
Baseline patients’ characteristics
| Parameter | Results |
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 83 |
| Age [years] | 62 ±8 |
| Gender (male/female) | 71 (85%)/12 (15%) |
| BMI category I/II/III/IV | 24 (29%)/41 (49%)/14 (17%)/4 (5%) |
| Smokers (current/former) | 29 (35%)/42 (51%) |
| COPD stage I/II/III/IV | 14 (17%)/58 (70%)/11 (13%)/0 |
| Extrapulmonary comorbidities | 77 (93%) |
| Hypertension | 38 (46%) |
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 3 (4%) |
| Cardiomyopathy | 6 (7%) |
| Coronary disease | 29 (35%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6 (7%) |
| Gastrointestinal disorder | 13 (16%) |
| Previous extrapulm. Malignancy | 5 (6%) |
| Cancer histology | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 59 (71%) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 21 (25%) |
| Adenosquamous cell carcinoma | 3 (4%) |
| Cancer stage I/II/III/IV | 17 (20%)/57 (69%)/7 (9%)/2 (2%) |
| Operation procedure | |
| Pneumonectomy | 18 (22%) |
| Sleeve lobectomy | 7 (8%) |
| Bilobectomy | 7 (8%) |
| Lobectomy | 48 (58%) |
| Segmentectomy | 3 (4%) |
BMI – body mass index, BMI categories I–IV: I – underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2), II – normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), III – overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2), IV – obese (≥ 30 kg/m2), COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease