Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population of patients entering and completing a Danish lung cancer patient pathway (LCPP) in the period 2013–2016 without getting a lung cancer diagnosis
| Total n (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Total | 35,809 (100) |
| Agea, median (5%;95%) | 56 (29;73) |
| Age groupa | |
| <40 years | 5,217 (14.6) |
| 40–60 years | 18,594 (51.9) |
| >60 years | 11,998 (33.5) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 19,453 (54.3) |
| Female | 16,356 (45.7) |
| Charlson’s Comorbidity Indexa | |
| 0 | 18,231 (50.9) |
| 1 | 6,763 (18.9) |
| 2 | 5,048 (14.1) |
| ≥3 | 5,767 (16.1) |
| Patients registered with clinical examinations during LCPP | |
| Yes | 34,745 (97.0) |
| No | 1,064 (3.0) |
aMeasured at baseline.