Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with LC only
| LC patients without COPD | |
|---|---|
| Gender (male), n (%) | 63 (71.6) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 65.7 (10.9) |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 29.3 (5.3) |
| Laboral exposure, n (%) | 28 (33.7) |
| Tobacco history, n (%) | 73 (83) |
| Active smokers, n (%) | 39 (44.3) |
| Pack-years, mean (SD) | 40.3 (23.11) |
| SCLC, n (%) | 4 (4.9) |
| Adenocarcinoma n(%) | 42 (54.5) |
| Squamous, n (%) | 20 (25) |
| Advanced stage at diagnosis, n (%) | 41 (48.2) |
| FEV1 (%), mean (SD) | 87 (20.8) |
| DLCO (%), mean (SD) | 82.2 (20.3) |
| Charlson index, mean (SD) | 2 (2.2) |
LC: lung cancer; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BMI: Body mass index; SCLC: small cell lung cancer; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in the first second; DLCO: carbon monoxide diffusion capacity