Table 1.
The characteristics of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
| Characteristic | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 56.54 ± 6.39 | |
| Race | White | 30,206 (74.8) |
| Black | 6,684 (16.6) | |
| Other* | 3,488 (8.6) | |
| Sex | Female | 18,552 (45.9) |
| Male | 21,826 (54.1) | |
| Histology | Adenocarcinoma | 26,438 (65.5) |
| Squamous carcinoma | 9,260 (22.9) | |
| Large cell lung cancer | 935 (2.3) | |
| Other lung cancer | 3,745 (9.3) | |
| Site | Upper lobe | 22,811 (56.5) |
| Middle lobe | 1,930 (4.8) | |
| Lower lobe | 9,991 (24.7) | |
| Main bronchus | 1,824 (4.5) | |
| Overlapping | 474 (1.2) | |
| Non–specified | 3,348 (8.3) | |
| Location | Right | 23,833 (59.0) |
| Left | 16,096 (39.9) | |
| Bilateral | 449 (1.1) | |
| Insurance status | Insured | 28,395 (70.3) |
| Medicaid | 9,199 (22.8) | |
| Uninsured | 2,784 (6.9) | |
| Marital status | Married | 21,324 (52.8) |
| single | 10,678 (26.4) | |
| Divorced | 6,312 (15.6) | |
| Widowed | 2,064 (5.1) | |
| Country % with bachelor degree | 7.64–22.82% | 10,233 (25.3) |
| 22.83–31.23% | 10,097 (25.0) | |
| 31.24%−39.07 | 10,283 (25.5) | |
| 39.08–57.51% | 9,765 (24.2) | |
| Country % with employed | 1.29–5.8% | 10,437 (25.8) |
| 5.81–7.06 | 9,765 (24.2) | |
| 7.07–8.53 | 10,297 (25.5) | |
| 8.54–17.16 | 9,879 (24.5) | |
| Country–level median household income** | 19.26–52.24 K | 10,126 (25.1) |
| 52.25– 61.02 K | 11,866 (29.4) | |
| 61.03–74.75 K | 8,454 (20.9) | |
| 74.76–110.97 K | 9,932 (24.6) | |
| TNM stage | IA | 5,109 (12.7) |
| IB | 2,689 (6.7) | |
| IIA | 1,662 (4.1) | |
| IIB | 1,677 (4.2) | |
| IIIA | 5,513 (13.7) | |
| IIIB | 2,924 (7.2) | |
| IV | 20,804 (51.5) | |
| Surgery | No surgery | 28,475 (70.5) |
| Surgery | 11,903 (29.5) | |
| Chemotherapy | ||
| N0 | 15,946 (39.5) | |
| Yes | 24,432 (60.5) |
*
Indicates American Indian/AK Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and unknown.
**
Shown in US dollars.
TNM stage: Tumor Node Metastasis (TNM).