Table S2. Clinical and dosimetric variable associations with grade 2+ lung toxicities.
Characteristic | All patients | Pneumonitis grade <2 | Pneumonitis grade ≥2 | P value | |||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||||
Total No. of patients | 108 | 100.0 | 78 | 72 | 30 | 28 | – | ||
Age | 0.24 | ||||||||
<67 years | 53 | 49 | 41 | 77 | 12 | 23 | |||
≥67 years | 55 | 51 | 37 | 67 | 18 | 33 | |||
Gender | 0.63 | ||||||||
Female | 58 | 54 | 43 | 74 | 15 | 26 | |||
Male | 50 | 46 | 35 | 70 | 15 | 30 | |||
Race | 0.22 | ||||||||
Caucasian | 57 | 53 | 44 | 77 | 13 | 23 | |||
Other | 51 | 47 | 34 | 67 | 17 | 33 | |||
Smoking status | 0.0006 | ||||||||
Current smoker | 25 | 23 | 24 | 96 | 1 | 4 | |||
Non-current smoker | 83 | 77 | 54 | 65 | 29 | 35 | |||
Radiotherapy technique | 0.41 | ||||||||
3D CRT | 85 | 79 | 63 | 74 | 22 | 26 | |||
IMRT | 23 | 21 | 15 | 65 | 8 | 35 | |||
Pre-existing lung disease | 0.16 | ||||||||
Yes | 53 | 49 | 35 | 66 | 18 | 34 | |||
No | 55 | 51 | 43 | 78 | 12 | 22 | |||
Gross tumor volume | 0.91 | ||||||||
<98.6 cm3 | 55 | 51 | 40 | 73 | 15 | 27 | |||
≥98.6 cm3 | 53 | 49 | 38 | 72 | 15 | 28 | |||
Mean lung dose | 0.16 | ||||||||
<19.1 Gy | 55 | 51 | 43 | 78 | 12 | 22 | |||
≥19.1 Gy | 53 | 49 | 35 | 66 | 18 | 34 | |||
Lung V5 | 0.16 | ||||||||
<59.8% | 55 | 51 | 43 | 78 | 12 | 22 | |||
≥59.8% | 53 | 49 | 35 | 66 | 18 | 34 | |||
Lung V20 | 0.07 | ||||||||
<32.0% | 54 | 50 | 44 | 81 | 11 | 20 | |||
≥32.0% | 54 | 50 | 34 | 63 | 19 | 35 |
3D CRT, three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy; IMRT, intensity-modulated radiation therapy; Gy, gray.