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. 2021 Jan;10(1):261–273. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-20-537

Table 1. Baseline demographic and tumor characteristics.

Total eIT Alone eIT + RT P values
Count 6,564 4,547 2,017
Age at diagnosis, median [IQR] 64 [57–71] 64 [57–72] 63 [56–70] <0.0001
Race 0.3059
   White 5,363 (81.7%) 3,708 (81.5%) 1,655 (82.1%)
   Black 681 (10.4%) 462 (10.2%) 219 (10.9%)
   Hispanic 208 (3.2%) 154 (3.4%) 54 (2.7%)
   Other 312 (4.7%) 223 (4.9%) 89 (4.4%)
Sex 0.2364
   Female 3,118 (47.5%) 2,182 (48.0%) 936 (46.4%)
   Male 3,446 (52.5%) 2,365 (52.0%) 1,081 (53.6%)
Insurance status <0.0001
   Private 2,565 (39.1%) 1,720 (37.8%) 845 (41.9%)
   Medicare 3,031 (46.2%) 2,156 (47.4%) 875 (43.4%)
   Medicaid 485 (7.4%) 311 (6.8%) 174 (8.6%)
   Uninsured 198 (3.0%) 131 (2.9%) 67 (3.3%)
   Other Gov't 90 (1.4%) 61 (1.3%) 29 (1.4%)
   Unknown 195 (3.0%) 168 (3.7%) 27 (1.3%)
Facility type 0.0009
   Comprehensive 2,883 (44.5%) 2,017 (44.9%) 866 (43.5%)
   Academic 2,183 (33.7%) 1,548 (34.5%) 635 (31.8%)
   Other 1,417 (21.9%) 925 (20.6%) 492 (24.7%)
   Missing 81 57 24
Charlson comorbidity 0.4362
   0 4,432 (67.5%) 3,052 (67.1%) 1,380 (68.4%)
   1 1,559 (23.8%) 1,083 (23.8%) 476 (23.6%)
   2 433 (6.6%) 308 (6.8%) 125 (6.2%)
   ≥3 140 (2.1%) 104 (2.3%) 36 (1.8%)
Histology <.0001
   Adenocarcinoma 5,240 (79.8%) 3,707 (81.5%) 1,533 (76.0%)
   Large cell 104 (1.6%) 69 (1.5%) 35 (1.7%)
   Non-small cell NOS 662 (10.1%) 442 (9.7%) 220 (10.9%)
   Squamous cell 499 (7.6%) 292 (6.4%) 207 (10.3%)
   Adenosquamous 59 (0.9%) 37 (0.8%) 22 (1.1%)
Number of organs with metastasis <.0001
   0 2,599 (39.6%) 1,924 (42.3%) 675 (33.5%)
   1 2,699 (41.1%) 1,835 (40.4%) 864 (42.9%)
   2 1,034 (15.7%) 642 (14.1%) 392 (19.4%)
   3 212 (3.2%) 138 (3.0%) 74 (3.7%)
   4 20 (0.3%) 8 (0.2%) 12 (0.6%)
Chemotherapy 0.4117
   Yes 6,056 (92.4%) 4,187 (92.3%) 1,869 (92.8%)
   No 495 (7.6%) 351 (7.7%) 144 (7.2%)
   Missing 13 9 4

RT, radiotherapy; eIT, early-incorporation immunotherapy.