Table 3:
Linear regression analysis of length of survival by demographic and clinical characteristics of lung cancer patients
| Survival Months | Coefficient [95% Confidence Interval] | P>t |
| Gender | ||
| Female vs Male | 2.86[95%CI (2.39 – 3.34)] | <0.001 |
| Lung Cancer Stage | ||
| Regional vs. Local | -1.73[95%CI (-2.33 – -1.12)] | <0.001 |
| Distance vs. Local | -10.19[95%CI (-10.96 – -9.43)] | <0.001 |
| Un-staged vs. Local | 6.98[95%CI (5.3 – 8.67)] | <0.001 |
| Age | ||
| 60-69 vs. 50-59 | -9.12[95%CI (-9.77 – -8.47)] | <0.001 |
| 70-79 vs. 50-59 | -17.7[95%CI (-18.38 – -17.03)] | <0.001 |
| >79 vs. 50-59 | -24.33[95%CI (-25.21 – -23.45)] | <0.001 |
| Race | ||
| Black vs. White | -4.06[95%CI (-4.84 – -3.27)] | <0.001 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native vs. White | -5.48[95%CI (-8.89 – -2.07)] | 0.002 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander vs. White | -3.49[95%CI (-4.39 – -2.6)] | <0.001 |
| Histology | ||
| Adenocarcinoma vs. Other histology | 2.89[95%CI (2.23 – 3.55)] | <0.001 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma vs. Other histology | 4.36[95%CI (3.58 – 5.14)] | <0.001 |
| Small cell carcinoma vs. Other histology | 7.2[95%CI (5.99 – 8.4)] | <0,001 |
| Neoplasm/Malignant vs. Other histology | 22.79[95%CI (21.53 – 24.05)] | <0.001 |
| Carcinoma vs. Other histology | 4.75[95%CI (2.97 – 6.53)] | <0.001 |
| Large cell carcinoma vs. Other histology | 14.08[95%CI (12.34 – 15.82)] | <0.001 |
| Bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinoma vs. Other histology | 43.4[95%CI (40.78 – 46.02)] | <0.001 |
| NSCLC vs. Other histology | 43.22[95%CI (41.87 – 44.56)] | <0.001 |
| Neuroendocrine carcinoma vs. Other histology | 11.2[95%CI (9.06 – 13.33)] | <0.001 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma keratinizing vs. Other histology | 2.56[95%CI (0.33 – 4.79)] | 0.025 |
| Treatment | ||
| Did not receive chemotherapy vs received chemotherapy | -2.43[95%CI (-3.06 – -1.81)] | <0.001 |
| Received radiation vs. did not receive radiation | -0.74[95%CI (-1.39 – -0.1)] | 0.023 |
| Did not perform surgery vs performed surgery | -29.5[95%CI (-30.2 – -28.81)] | <0.001 |