Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 130 patients with NSCLC
| Characteristic | All patients (mean ± SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 58.75 ± 9.43 | 34–79 |
| Gender ratio, male:female | 65:65 | |
| Smoking history, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 53 (40.8) | |
| No | 77 (59.2) | |
| Pathological diagnosis, n (%) | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 112 (86.2) | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 15 (11.5) | |
| Large cell carcinoma | 2 (1.5) | |
| Carcinoid tumor | 1 (0.8) | |
| Staging, n (%) | ||
| I | 91 (70.0) | |
| II | 14 (10.8) | |
| IIIa | 25 (19.2) | |
| LCQ‐MC scores | ||
| Physical | 5.59 ± 1.06 | 2.38–7.00 |
| Psychological | 6.04 ± 1.03 | 2.43–7.00 |
| Social | 6.43 ± 0.80 | 4.00–7.00 |
| Total | 18.05 ± 2.58 | 11.13–20.88 |
| Cough VAS | ||
| Length (cm) | 2.93 ± 1.97 | 0.45–7.58 |
| CSS | ||
| Daytime | 1.16 ± 0.41 | 0.00–2.00 |
| Night‐time | 0.80 ± 0.81 | 0.00–3.00 |
| Total | 1.96 ± 0.98 | 1.00–5.00 |
| SF‐36 scores | ||
| Total | 91.27 ± 6.28 | 75.67–100.00 |
| HADS scores | ||
| Depression | 1.18 ± 1.10 | 0.00–4.00 |
| Anxiety | 1.82 ± 1.21 | 0.00–4.00 |
| Total | 3.00 ± 2.12 | 0.00–8.00 |
CSS, Cough Symptom Score; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; LCQ‐MC, Leicester Cough Questionnaire in Mandarin‐Chinese; NSCLC, non‐small cell lung cancer; SD, standard deviation; SF‐36, Short Form Health Survey; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.