Table 3 Surgical treatment within one year following diagnosis of non-metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in NSW 2001–2007a
Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Had surgery n/N (%) | Had surgery n/N (%) | p-valueb | |
All people | 37/120 (30) | 2666/6757 (39) | - |
Sex | 0.972 | ||
Male | 21/72 (29) | 1637/4335 (38) | |
Female | 16/48 (33) | 1029/2422 (42) | |
Age at diagnosis (years) | 0.367 | ||
18–59 | 13/40 (33) | 613/1210 (51) | |
60+ | 24/80 (30) | 2053/5547 (37) | |
Spread of disease | 0.831 | ||
Localised | 20/64 (31) | 1584/3928 (40) | |
Regional | 17/56 (30) | 1082/2829 (38) | |
Place of residence | 0.641 | ||
Major cities | 13/39 (33) | 2044/4760 (43) | |
Inner regional | 13/44 (30) | 480/1498 (32) | |
Ruralc | 11/37 (30) | 142/499 (28) | |
Comorbiditiesd | 0.018 | ||
No comorbidities | 9/41 (22) | 1390/3196 (43) | |
At least one comorbidity | 28/79 (35) | 1276/3561 (36) | |
Socioeconomic disadvantage | 0.245 | ||
Least and second least disadvantaged | 5/15 (33) | 1095/2477 (44) | |
Third least disadvantaged | 3/16 (19) | 464/1168 (40) | |
Second most and most disadvantaged | 29/89 (33) | 1107/3112 (36) |