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. 2016 Jun 9;11:1261–1268. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S94119

Table 1.

Preoperative characteristics of lung cancer patients

Characteristics CPFE group (n=11) Emphysema group (n=108) IP group (n=7) Normal group (n=124) P-value
Sex (M/F) 11 (100%)/0 96 (88.9%)/12 5 (71.4%)/2 62 (50%)/62 <0.0001
Age (year) 72.4±10.3 70.8±7.1 71.7±6.1 69.8±8.2 ns
BMI (kg/m2) 23.1±3.8 22.1±3.1 20.1±2.3 22.4±3.7 ns
Smoking index (pack-year) 46.8±31.7a 57.5±31.3a 37.9±36.6 20.4±30.1
Pulmonary function tests
 FVC 2.90±0.69 3.30±0.67a 2.65±0.73 2.90±0.71
 %FVC 93.7±18.4 103.8±16.1 91.5±20.5 105.5±19.7 ns
 FEV1.0 2.05±0.51 3.58±10.67 2.04±0.40 2.15±0.54 ns
 %FEV1.0 87.8±22.7a 92.1±22.1a 95.1±18.7 109.9±22.2
 FEV1.0/FVC 71.2±9.8b 65.5±11.0a,b 86.8±30.1a,c 74.5±8.8b,c
 %DLCO 71.3±20.8a 84.3±24.0a 99.9±39.6 108.2±27.0c
 %DLCO/VA 69.2±19.7a 70.5±20.8a,b 88.8±22.4c 94.4±18.2c
 PaO2 92.8±23.7 83.1±12.6 86.3±9.9 87.9±13.3 ns
 PaCO2 38.1±5.1 39.1±3.9 40.9±3.8 39.0±3.1 ns

Notes: Data are presented as mean ± SD.

a

P<0.05 for Tukey–Kramer test with data from normal group.

b

P<0.05 for Tukey–Kramer test with data from IP group.

c

P<0.05 for Tukey–Kramer test with data from emphysema group.

Abbreviations: CPFE, combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema; IP, interstitial pneumonia; M, male; F, female; BMI, body mass index; %FVC, percentage of forced vital capacity; FEV1.0, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; %DLCO, percentage of diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; VA, alveolar volume; PaO2, partial pressure of arterial oxygen; PaCO2, partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide; SD, standard deviation; ns, not significant.