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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Oct 5;70(1):136–149. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17474

Table 1.

Patient characteristics (N=93).

Characteristic n (%)
Demographic and clinical characteristics
Age, years 65-69 29 (31.2)
70-74 26 (28.0)
75-79 14 (15.1)
80+ 24 (25.8)
Female 53 (57.0)
Race White 59 (63.4)
Asian 24 (25.8)
Black 5 (5.6)
Other 5 (5.6)
Primary language English 79 (85.0)
Chinese 14 (15.0)
Education ≤High school 19 (23.5)
College 37 (45.7)
Graduate level 25 (30.9)
Partnered 53 (60.2)
Lives alone 18 (19.4)
Smoking status Former smoker 59 (63.4)
Never smoker 29 (31.2)
Current smoker 5 (5.4)
Histology Adenocarcinoma 77 (82.8)
Squamous cell 12 (12.9)
Other 4 (4.3)
Stage IIIA-C 6 (6.5)
IVA 36 (38.7)
IVB 51 (54.8)
Brain metastasis 24 (25.8)
Prior lung cancer treatment Any prior lung cancer treatment 66 (71.0)
Prior radiation 40 (43.0)
Prior chemotherapy 35 (37.6)
Prior targeted therapy 26 (28.0)
Prior immunotherapy 17 (18.3)
Prior surgery 16 (17.2)
Current treatment Immunotherapy 33 (35.5)
Targeted therapy 29 (31.2)
Chemotherapy and immunotherapy 21 (22.6)
Chemotherapy 10 (10.8)
Pretreatment geriatric assessment and symptom characteristics
Provider-rated Karnofsky Performance Status <70 13 (14.0)
Dependent in ≥1 ADL 18 (19.4)
Dependent in ≥1 IADL 55 (66.3)
TUG ≥13.5 sec 29 (33.3)
SPPB ≤9 43 (46.2)
Fall(s) in last 6 months 12 (14.8)
≥3 comorbidities 36 (38.7)
Low hemoglobin (<10 g/dL for women, <11 g/dL for men) 11 (12.0)
Creatinine clearance <60 ml/min 33 (36.3)
MoCA score <26 63 (67.7)
Involuntary weight loss in last 6 months 47 (58.0)
BMI <21 kg/m2 20 (21.5)
MHI-13 depression score ≥12 29 (39.2)
MHI-13 anxiety score ≥6 53 (71.6)
Poor tangible social support 32 (41.0)
High morning fatigue 30 (38.5)
High evening fatigue 23 (29.9)
Low morning energy 61 (78.2)
Low evening energy 35 (45.5)
Pain (quite a bit or very much) 20 (26.7)
Shortness of breath (quite a bit or very much) 19 (25.0)

Abbreviations: ADL, activities of daily living; BMI, body mass index; g/dL, gram per deciliter; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; kg/m2, kilogram per meter square; MHI, Mental Health Inventory; ml/min, milliliters per minute; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; TUG, Timed Up and Go; SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery.

Missing data: education n=12, partner status n=5, IADL n=10, TUG n=6, falls n=12, hemoglobin n=1, creatinine clearance n=2, weight loss n=12, depression n=19, anxiety n=19, social support n=15, morning fatigue/energy n=15, evening fatigue/energy n=16, pain n=18, shortness of breath n=17