Table 1 Characteristics of adult cancer patients who were diagnosed with a first primary invasive non-metastatic solid malignancy between 2013 and 2015 and were smokers at baseline
From: Smoking cessation and survival among people diagnosed with non-metastatic cancer
Characteristics | All patients (n = 369) n (%) | Patients who quit within 6 months of diagnosis (n = 116) n (%) | Patients who did not quit within 6 months of diagnosis (n = 253) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
 18–44 years | 50 (14) | 15 (13) | 35 (14) |
 45–54 years | 107 (29) | 30 (26) | 77 (30) |
 55–64 years | 179 (49) | 60 (52) | 119 (47) |
 65 years and up | 33 (8.9) | 11 (9.5) | 22 (8.7) |
Sex | |||
 Male | 216 (59) | 71 (61) | 145 (57) |
 Female | 153 (41) | 45 (39) | 108 (43) |
Race/Ethnicity | |||
 Non-Hispanic White | 206 (56) | 60 (52) | 146 (58) |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 111 (30) | 33 (28) | 78 (31) |
 Hispanic | 44 (12) | 19 (16) | 25 (9.9) |
 Non-Hispanic other | 8 (2.2) | 4 (3.5) | 4 (1.6) |
Insurance coverage | |||
 Uninsured | 217 (59) | 75 (65) | 142 (56) |
 Public insurance | 121 (33) | 7 (6.0) | 90 (36) |
 Private insurance | 23 (6.2) | 31 (27) | 16 (6.3) |
 Other insurancea | 8 (2.2) | 3 (2.6) | 5 (2.0) |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 166 (45) | 61 (53) | 105 (42) |
 Married | 104 (28) | 31 (27) | 73 (29) |
 Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 99 (27) | 24 (21) | 75 (30) |
Smoke intensity | |||
 > 1 pack of cigarettes per day | 189 (51) | 54 (47) | 135 (53) |
 ≤ 1 pack of cigarettes per day | 180 (49) | 62 (53) | 118 (47) |
Alcohol consumption | |||
 Never drinker | 205 (56) | 70 (60) | 135 (53) |
 Current or former drinker | 164 (44) | 46 (40) | 118 (47) |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | |||
 BMI < 25 | 133 (36) | 47 (41) | 86 (34) |
 25 ≤ BMI < 30 | 96 (26) | 22 (19) | 74 (29) |
 BMI ≥ 30 | 140 (38) | 47 (41) | 93 (37) |
NCI comorbidity index score | |||
 0 | 227 (62) | 71 (61) | 156 (62) |
 > 0 | 142 (38) | 45 (39) | 97 (38) |
SEER summary stage | |||
 Local | 210 (57) | 60 (52) | 150 (59) |
 Regional | 159 (43) | 56 (48) | 103 (41) |
Cancer type | |||
 Smoking-related cancers (total) | 230 (62) | 82 (71) | 148 (58) |
  Lung/Bronchus/Trachea | 46 (12) | 16 (14) | 30 (12) |
  Colorectal | 40 (11) | 19 (16) | 21 (8.3) |
  Oral/Pharynx/Larynx | 38 (10) | 24 (21) | 14 (5.5) |
  Kidney/Ureter/Bladder | 37 (10) | 9 (7.8) | 28 (11) |
  Liver | 33 (8.9) | 5 (4.3) | 28 (11) |
  Pancreas | 13 (3.5) | 3 (2.6) | 10 (4.0) |
  Cervix uteri | 12 (3.3) | 1 (0.86) | 11 (4.3) |
  Esophagus/Stomach | 11 (3.0) | 5 (4.3) | 6 (2.4) |
 Cancers not related to smoking (total) | 139 (38) | 34 (29) | 105 (42) |
  Breast | 30 (8.1) | 12 (10) | 18 (7.1) |
  Prostate | 24 (6.5) | 3 (2.6) | 21 (8.3) |
  Other | 85 (23) | 19 (16) | 66 (26) |
Mortality by 3 years after diagnosis | 82 (22) | 23 (20) | 59 (23) |
Total follow-up time (person-years) | 428 | 153 | 275 |