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. 2021 Jul 5;62(5):884–893. doi: 10.1093/jrr/rrab060

Table 2.

Second-order Monte Carlo simulation stratified by age: difference in life expectancy

Age (years old) Intervention Life expectancy (years)
Estimation Mean difference 95% CI P value
60 Lobectomy 11.7 0.41308 0.2125 0.6115 0.000018
PBT 11.3
65 Lobectomy 11.2 0.30479 0.1030 0.5105 0.00164
PBT 10.9
70 Lobectomy 10.4 0.11637 −0.1020 0.3200 0.137768
PBT 10.3
75 Lobectomy 9.3 −0.03676 −0.2355 0.1555 0.359424
PBT 9.3
80 Lobectomy 7.8 −0.24334 −0.4310 −0.0740 0.003849
PBT 8.0
85 Lobectomy 6.0 −0.4514 −0.622 −0.2795 0.00001
PBT 6.5