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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lung Cancer. 2022 Jun 10;170:65–73. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2022.06.004

Table 2.

Median overall survival and 5-year overall survival rate, by stage at diagnosis and air pollution exposure.

Median Survival in years (95% CIs) Five-year survival rate Localized in percentage (95% CIs)
Localized Regional Distant Localized Regional Distant
NO2 (ppb)
Q1 (<6.22) 2.77 (2.67–2.83) 1.49 (1.45–1.54) 0.49 (0.48 –0.50) 27.00 (26.00–28.10) 13.30 (12.60 –13.90) 2.00 (1.84–2.17)
Q2 (6.22–8.10) 3.31 (3.19–3.46) 1.35 (1.31–1.39) 0.45 (0.44–0.46) 40.60 (39.70 –41.60) 19.40 (18.70 –20.10) 3.34 (3.11–3.58)
Q3 (8.1–9.93) 2.60 (2.50 –2.70) 1.05 (1.02–1.08) 0.43 (0.42–0.44) 33.80 (32.90 –34.70) 12.10 (11.60 –12.70) 1.64 (1.48–1.80)
Q4 (>9.93) 1.27 (1.24 –1.31) 0.87 (0.85 –0.89) 0.33 (0.32–0.33) 13.50 (12.90–14.10) 5.10 (4.80–5.50) 0.68 (0.59–0.78)
O3 (ppb)
Q1 (<20.63) 1.76 (1.67 –1.83) 0.98 (0.95–1.02) 0.31 (0.30–0.32) 19.30 (18.20–20.50) 9.43 (8.76 –10.2) 1.58 (1.41 –1.78)
Q2 (20.63–23.23) 2.21 (2.14–2.28) 1.24 (1.21 –1.27) 0.63 (0.62–0.64) 28.40 (27.60–29.30) 13.50 (13.00 –14.10) 2.37 (2.19–2.57)
Q3 (23.23–25.17) 3.80 (3.70 –3.89) 1.66 (1.63 –1.703) 0.67 (0.66 –0.69) 41.70 (41.00 –42.50) 19.70 (19.10–20.30) 3.67 (3.44 –3.92)
Q4 (>25.17) 1.02 (0.98 –1.06) 0.68 (0.66–0.70) 0.25 (0.25 –0.26) 8.87 (8.25–9.53) 2.83 (2.55–3.13) 0.32 (0.26–0.39)
PM10 (μg/m3)
Q1 (<23.37) 1.11 (1.07 –1.15) 0.64 (0.62–0.66) 0.24 (0.23–0.25) 10.90 (10.10 –11.70) 3.80 (3.43–4.21) 0.53 (0.43–0.64)
Q2 (23.37–26.40) 3.23 (3.13 –3.35) 1.30 (1.28 –1.34) 0.60 (0.58 –0.60) 38.50 (37.70 –39.30) 15.70 (15.10 –16.30) 2.44 (2.25 –2.65)
Q3 (26.40–29.19) 3.35 (3.27 –3.45) 1.90 (1.86–1.94) 0.72 (0.70–0.73) 36.90 (36.10 –37.70) 20.50 (19.90 –21.20) 4.38 (4.12 –4.65)
Q4 (>29.19) 1.14 (1.10–1.18) 0.81 (0.79–0.84) 0.33 (0.32–0.33) 8.40 (7.73–9.13) 3.89 (3.53–4.27) 0.54 (0.46–0.63)
PM2.5 (μg/m3)
Q1 (<5.20) 2.43 (2.35 –2.51) 1.45 (1.42 –1.50) 0.58 (0.56–0.59) 25.90 (24.8–27.0) 13.50 (12.8–14.2) 2.21 (2.00–2.44)
Q2 (5.20–6.47) 2.38 (2.29 –2.48) 1.20 (1.17–1.24) 0.45 (0.44–0.46) 31.30 (30.40–32.20) 15.10 (14.50 –15.70) 2.44 (2.26–2.63)
Q3 (6.47–7.96) 2.32 (2.23 –2.40) 1.09 (1.07 –1.11) 0.35 (0.34–0.35) 31.20 (30.40–32.10) 11.90 (11.40 –12.40) 1.59 (1.45–1.74)
Q4 (>7.69) 1.74 (1.68 –1.80) 0.91 (0.89–0.93) 0.34 (0.34–0.35) 23.30 (22.60–24.10) 8.55 (8.12–9.01) 1.07 (0.95–1.20)