Table 2.
Characteristics of patients diagnosed with lung cancer within 1 year and 2 years of SR-CXR
| Characteristic | Diagnosis in 1 year following SR-CXR | Diagnosis in 2 years following SR-CXR |
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| Patients, n (%) | 114 (1.3) | 154 (1.7) |
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| Mean age, years | 69 | 70 |
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| Male, n (%) | 45 (39.5) | 64 (41.6) |
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| Smoker/ex-smoker, n (%) | 107 (93.9) | 145 (94.2) |
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| SR-CXR result, n (%) | ||
| Positive | 86 (75.4) | 97 (63.0) |
| Negative | 28 (24.6) | 57 (37.0) |
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| Stage at diagnosis, n (%) | ||
| Stage I–II | 34 (29.8) | 50 (32.5) |
| Stage III–IV | 80 (70.2) | 104 (67.5) |
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| Tumour histology, n (%) | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 38 (33.3) | 50 (32.5) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 31 (27.2) | 41 (26.6) |
| Small cell carcinoma | 15 (13.2) | 22 (14.3) |
| Non-small cell carcinoma not otherwise stated and large cella | 17 (14.9) | 18 (11.7) |
| Unknown | 13 (11.4) | 23 (14.9) |
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Non-small cell group carcinoma not otherwise stated and large cell group data have been combined due to data suppression requirements that prevent reporting of identifiable groups of <5. SR-CXR = self-requested chest X-ray.