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. 2018 Oct 25;17(4):1195–1203. doi: 10.1177/1534735418807970

Table 1.

Medical and Social Demographic Characteristics of the Cohort.

Variable n = 93
Age at baseline, years, mean (SD) 62.4 (10.3)
Sex, male (%) 67 (72%)
Social situation, n (%)
 Home alone independent 1 (1.1%)
 Home with family 85 (91%)
 Home with supports 3 (3.2%)
 Retirement village 0
 Other 4 (4.3%)
Employment status, n (%)
 Working 0
 Sick leave 20 (21%)
 Home duties 13 (14%)
 Not employed 24 (26%)
 Retired 34 (37%)
 Other 2 (2.2%)
Smoking status, n (%)
 Never smoker 35 (38%)
 Ex-smoker 26 (28%)
 Current smoker 32 (34%)
Smoking history pack years, median [IQR] 25 [0-40]
Use of walking aid at baseline, n (%) 0
Self-reported limitations to walking, n (%) 26 (28%)
ECOG-PS, n (%)
 0 6 (6.4%)
 1 71 (76%)
 2 13 (14%)
 3 2 (2.2%)
 4 1 (1.1%)
Meeting PA guidelines,a n (%) 64 (69%)
Television viewing time per day, hours, median [IQR] 2 [0-2]
Weight loss at diagnosis, n (%) 32 (34%)
Histological type, n (%)
 Squamous 33 (33%)
 Adenocarcinoma 49 (53%)
 Large cell 0
 Other 11 (12%)
Cancer stage, n (%)
 Stage IA 1 (1.1%)
 Stage IB 12 (13%)
 Stage IIA 13 (14%)
 Stage IIB 2 (2.2%)
 Stage IIIA 10 (11%)
 Stage IIIB 1 (1.1%)
 Stage IV 54 (58%)
Medical treatment, n (%)
 Chemotherapy only 42 (45%)
 Surgery and chemotherapy 36 (39%)
 Surgery only 2 (2.1%)
 No surgery, chemotherapy or RT 13 (14%)
Type of surgery, n (%)
 Lobectomy 15 (16%)
 Wedge resection 5 (5.4%)
 Lobectomy and wedge resection 0
 Sleeve resection 1 (1.1%)
 Segmentectomy 2 (2.2%)
 Resection from different lobes 3 (3.2%)
Aware of cancer diagnosis, yes, n (%) 32 (34%)

Abbreviations: ECOG, Eastern Cooperate Oncology Group–Performance Status; IQR, interquartile range; PA, physical activity; RT, radiotherapy.

a

PA guidelines = 150 minutes of moderate-intensity PA per week.