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. 2021 Feb 6;160(1):330–340. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.041

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Screened Patients (n = 266)

Characteristic Data
Sex
 Male 137 (52)
 Female 128 (48)
Race/Ethnicity
 Asian/Pacific Islander 5 (2)
 Black 14 (5)
 Hispanic 8 (3)
 White not Hispanic 231 (87)
 Other 7 (3)
Education
 Less than high school 6 (2)
 Graduated high school/GED 46 (17)
 Some college/trade school 96 (36)
 Graduated college or more 117 (44)
Family history of lung cancer 101 (38)
Smoked ≥ 100 cigarettes in lifetime 264 (99)
Current smoker 103 (39)
No. of times screened
 1 82 (32)
 2 76 (29)
 > 2 101 (39)
Time since last screening, mo
 < 3 47 (18)
 3-6 78 (30)
 > 6-≤12 137 (52)
Diagnosis of COPD or different cancer 94 (35)
Age, y 64.8 ± 5.6
Years smoked cigarettes 39.5 ± 10.4
Average no. of cigarettes smoked per day 20.8 ± 10.2
Pack-year history 40.4 ± 22.0
Years since quit smoking 7.3 ± 6.8
No. of times screened for lung cancer 2.5 ± 1.9

Data are presented as No. (%) or mean ± SD. Some frequencies do not sum to 266 because of missing data. GED = general educational development.