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. 2019 Jun;11(6):2229–2239. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.29

Table S1. Clinical and dosimetric variable associations with gender.

Characteristic All patients Female Male P value
No. % No. % No. %
Total No. of patients 108 100.0 58 54 50 46
Age 0.17
   <67 years 53 49 32 55 21 42
   ≥67 years 55 51 26 45 29 58
Race 0.53
   Caucasian 57 53 29 50 28 56
   Other 51 47 29 50 22 44
Smoking status 0.79
   Current smoker 25 23 14 24 11 22
   Non-current smoker 83 77 44 76 39 78
ECOG PS 0.36
   0 32 30 15 26 17 34
   1–2 76 70 43 74 33 66
CCI 0.24
   0–1 71 66 41 71 30 60
   2+ 37 34 17 29 20 40
Pre-existing diabetes 0.02
   Yes 24 22 8 14 16 32
   No 84 78 50 86 34 68
Pre-existing cardiac disease 0.49
   Yes 29 27 14 24 15 30
   No 79 73 44 76 35 70
Pre-existing lung disease 0.55
   Yes 53 49 30 52 23 46
   No 55 51 28 48 27 54
Relapse 0.86
   Yes 55 51 30 52 25 50
   No 53 49 28 48 25 50
Gross tumor volume 0.08
   <98.6 cm3 55 51 34 59 21 42
   ≥98.6 cm3 53 49 24 41 29 58
Tumor location 0.06
   Pericardial 60 56 37 64 23 46
   Non-pericardial 48 44 21 36 27 54
Treatment length 0.61
   <45 days 49 45 25 43 24 48
   ≥45 days 59 55 33 57 26 52
Treatment break 0.77
   Yes 14 13 7 12 7 14
   No 94 87 51 88 43 86
Mean heart dose 0.01
   <13.1 Gy 53 49 22 38 31 62
   ≥13.1 Gy 55 51 36 62 19 38
Heart V5 0.18
   <49.4% 53 49 25 43 28 56
   ≥49.4% 55 51 33 57 22 44
Heart V10 0.18
   <39.4% 53 49 25 43 28 56
   ≥39.4% 55 51 33 57 22 44
Heart V15 0.08
   <31.0% 53 49 24 41 29 58
   ≥31.0% 55 51 34 59 21 42
Heart V20 0.01
   <22.7% 53 49 22 38 31 62
   ≥22.7% 55 51 36 62 19 38
Heart V25 0.01
   <18.3% 53 49 22 38 31 62
   ≥18.3% 55 51 36 62 19 38
Heart V30 0.03
   <15.6% 53 49 23 40 30 60
   ≥15.6% 55 51 35 60 20 40
Heart V35 0.01
   <11.8% 53 49 22 38 31 62
   ≥11.8% 55 51 36 62 19 38
Heart V40 0.01
   <9.1% 53 49 22 38 31 62
   ≥9.1% 55 51 36 62 19 38
Heart V45 0.03
   <6.8% 53 49 23 40 30 60
   ≥6.8% 55 51 35 60 20 40
Heart V50 0.03
   <5.3% 53 49 23 40 30 60
   ≥5.3% 55 51 35 60 20 40
Heart V55
   <3.5% 54 50 24 41 30 60 0.05
   ≥3.5% 54 50 34 59 20 40
Heart V60 0.25
   <1.9% 54 50 26 45 28 56
   ≥1.9% 54 50 32 55 22 44
Mean lung dose 0.57
   <19.1 Gy 55 51 31 53 24 48
   ≥19.1 Gy 53 49 27 47 26 52
Lung V5 0.34
   <59.8% 55 51 32 55 23 46
   ≥59.8% 53 49 26 45 27 54
Lung V20 0.84
   <32.0% 55 51 29 50 26 52
   ≥32.0% 53 49 29 50 24 48

ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index.