Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | N (%)1 |
|---|---|
| Age (in years, mean ± SD) | 63±10.9 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 141 (56.4) |
| Female | 109 (43.6) |
| Diagnosis (all patients) | N=250 |
| Cancer | |
| NSCLC | 173 (69.2) |
| Secondary lung cancer | 8 (3.2) |
| Other | 14 (5.6) |
| Benign | |
| Pneumothorax | 6 (2.4) |
| Empyema | 9 (3.6) |
| Pleural effusion | 3 (1.2) |
| Other | 37 (14.8) |
| Diagnosis (patients who underwent lung anatomic resection) | N=180 |
| Cancer | |
| NSCLC | 162 (90.0) |
| SCLC | 9 (5.0) |
| Secondary lung cancer | 6 (3.3) |
| Benign | 11 (6.1) |
| Nodule size (patients who underwent lung anatomic resection) | N=180 |
| 5–30 mm | 130 (72.2) |
| 31–50 mm | 32 (17.8) |
| ≥51 mm | 13 (7.2) |
| Non-nodular | 5 (2.8) |
1, Unless otherwise noted. NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; SCLC, small cell lung cancer; SD, standard deviation.