Table 2.
Demographics of patient cases
| Variable | (n = 36) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 24 (67 %) |
| Female | 12 (33 %) |
| Age, median (IQR) | 60.5 (23.2) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 32 (89 %) |
| African American | 3 (8 %) |
| Other | 1 (3 %) |
| Smoking Status | |
| Former | 22 (61 %) |
| Current | 14 (39 %) |
| Pack-years, median (IQR) | 39.0 (33.7) |
| Lesion size | |
| < 2 cm | 19 (53 %) |
| 2 to 3 cm | 5 (14 %) |
| ≥ 3 cm | 7 (19 %) |
| Ill-defined infiltrate | 5 (14 %) |
| Lesion location | |
| Peripheral | 18 (50 %) |
| Central | 7 (19 %) |
| Both | 10 (28 %) |
| Unknown | 1 (3 %) |
| Lung cancer histology | 12 (33 %) |
| Non-small cell | 11 (92 %) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 8 (73 %) |
| Squamous | 2 (18 %) |
| NSCLC other | 1 (9 %) |
| Small cell | 1 (8 %) |
| Benign diagnoses | 24 (67 %) |
| Infection | 8 (33 %) |
| Resolution or stability | 7 (29 %) |
| Sarcoidosis | 1 (4 %) |
| Other | 8 (33 %) |