TABLE 3.
Bivariate Correlations Between Current Dyspnea and Selected Demographic and Medical Variables
| Characteristic | r | p |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.13 | 0.01 |
| Sex (male) | −0.04 | 0.50 |
| Employed (v. retired/unemployed) | −0.22 | <0.01 |
| Greater than high school education | −0.15 | 0.01 |
| Years since surgical resection | 0.05 | 0.35 |
| Type of resectiona | ||
| Lobectomy | −0.05 | 0.31 |
| Bilobectomy/pneumonectomy | 0.10 | 0.06 |
| Preoperative dyspnea | 0.31 | <0.01 |
| Preoperative FEV1% | −0.26 | <0.01 |
| Preoperative diffusing capacity % | −0.30 | <0.01 |
| Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) only | 0.01 | 0.88 |
| Preoperative body mass index | 0.05 | 0.32 |
| Presence of cardiac disease | 0.05 | 0.40 |
| Presence of pulmonary disease | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| History of tobacco use | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| Any moderate/strenuous physical activity (currently) | −0.29 | <0.01 |
| Clinically significant symptoms of depression (HADS ≥8) | 0.18 | <0.01 |
| Clinically significant symptoms of anxiety (HADS ≥8) | 0.02 | 0.65 |
a
Type of lung resection as compared with segmentectomy/wedge resection.
HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.