Table 1 Characteristics of study population
Characteristic | Overall sample (n = 153) |
|---|---|
Age, years | |
Mean (SD) | 63.4 (9.2) |
Min, max | 37, 83 |
Sex | |
Male | 83 (54.2) |
Ethnicity | |
White/Caucasian | 143 (93.5) |
Asian | 3 (2.0) |
Negroid | 2 (1.3) |
Other | 5 (3.3) |
Educationa | |
Low | 113 (73.9) |
High | 33 (21.6) |
Unknown | 7 (4.6) |
Employment | |
Yes | 40 (26.1) |
No | 112 (73.2) |
Unknown | 1 (0.7) |
Partner status | |
Married/cohabiting | 116 (75.8) |
Unmarried partners/not cohabiting | 6 (3.9) |
Divorced/separated | 14 (9.2) |
Widowed/partner died | 10 (6.5) |
Single | 6 (3.9) |
Unknown | 1 (0.7) |
Cancer stageb | |
Locally advanced (IIIB) | 19 (12.4) |
Metastatic (IV) | 119 (77.8) |
Other | 14 (9.2) |
Unknown | 1 (0.7) |
Type of tumorb | |
Adenocarcinoma | 141 (92.2) |
Large cell carcinoma | 4 (2.6) |
Mesothelioma | 7 (4.6) |
Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma | 1 (0.7) |
Line of therapy | |
First line | 134 (87.6) |
Second line | 10 (6.5) |
Third line | 1 (0.7) |
Adjuvant | 8 (5.2) |
ECOG performance statusa | |
Grade 0 | 39 (25.5) |
Grade 1 | 99 (64.7) |
Grade 2 | 11 (7.2) |
Grade 3 | 2 (1.3) |
Unknown | 2 (1.3) |