Table 1 Means, medians and interquartile ranges of survival days in patients with lung cancer by patient characteristics, co-morbidity and stage of disease

Overall

1111

(100)

624

205 - 1190

772 ± 665

Age

 ≤ 50

94

(8.5)

419

188 - 864

580 ± 526

0.020

 51 - 60

155

(14.0)

597

234 - 1039

738 ± 641

 61 - 70

290

(26.1)

699

244 - 1228

792 ± 651

 ≥ 71

572

(51.5)

654

187 - 1268

803 ± 693

Gender

 Male

822

(74.0)

596

188 - 1152

749 ± 654

0.050

 Female

289

(26.0)

711

259 - 1279

838 ± 689

Marital Status

 Married

964

(88.1)

626

216 - 1200

780 ± 666

0.112

 Single (included divorce)

130

(11.9)

529

123 - 971

682 ± 636

Education

 < Junior high

654

(63.3)

556

185 - 1187

756 ± 681

0.397

 Junior high

137

(13.3)

647

211 - 1163

751 ± 611

 Senior high

171

(16.6)

697

271 - 1287

842 ± 681

 ≥ College

71

(6.9)

528

201 - 1115

707 ± 623

Religion

 No

294

(28.0)

651

182 - 1163

763 ± 662

0.847

 Yes

755

(72.0)

615

211 - 1193

772 ± 666

Occupation

 Work

323

(30.0)

554

188 - 1122

744 ± 662

0.378

 Retired

296

(27.5)

555

177 - 1170

743 ± 672

 Not work

457

(42.5)

715

233 - 1202

801 ± 654

Comorbidity

Other cancer

 No

1031

(94.2)

606

201 - 1180

764 ± 666

0.116

 Yes

64

(5.8)

813

350 - 1376

898 ± 643

Tuberculosis

 No

989

(90.3)

653

220 - 1206

791 ± 667

0.002

 Yes

106

(9.7)

364

107 - 856

584 ± 612

COPD

 No

1040

(95.0)

614

206 - 1176

765 ± 662

0.162

 Yes

55

(5.0)

863

317 - 1353

894 ± 714

Diabetes

 No

967

(88.3)

651

220 - 1220

794 ± 670

0.001

 Yes

128

(11.7)

427

134 - 929

600 ± 601

Hypertension

 No

808

(73.8)

654

220 - 1219

788 ± 660

0.178

 Yes

287

(26.2)

>546

169 - 1122

726 ± 677

Stage

 I

216

(19.4)

1164

743 - 1681

1224 ± 656

<0.001

 II

106

(9.5)

913

546 - 1498

1045 ± 674

 III

406

(36.5)

555

220 - 1073

727 ± 622

 IV

383

(34.5)

273

94 - 723

489 ± 536