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Table 5 Analysis of high-risk factors in lung cancer stratified by gender

From: Current lung cancer screening guidelines may miss high-risk population: a real-world study

Characteristic

Male

Female

Patients with

Patients without

P value

Patients with

Patients without

P value

lung cancer, n(%)

lung cancer, n(%)

lung cancer, n(%)

lung cancer, n(%)

Total

73 (0.7)

9728 (99.3)

 

69 (1.1)

6126 (98.9)

0.021 b

Age (years) a

62.10 ± 13.51

51.18 ± 14.74

< 0.0001

59.17 ± 13.44

48.69 ± 14.73

< 0.0001

< 30

0 (0)

545 (5.6)

 

0 (0)

586 (9.6)

 

30~

0 (0)

627 (6.4)

 

0 (0)

397 (6.5)

 

35~

2 (2.7)

732 (7.5)

 

1 (1.4)

474 (7.7)

 

40~

6 (8.2)

1497 (15.4)

 

8 (11.6)

1158 (18.9)

 

45~

9 (12.3)

1607 (16.5)

 

14 (20.3)

1044 (17.0)

 

50~

8 (11.0)

1288 (13.2)

 

10 (14.5)

710 (11.6)

 

55~

4 (5.5)

1063 (10.9)

 

4 (5.8)

472 (7.7)

 

60~

7 (9.6)

591 (6.1)

 

6 (8.7)

363 (5.9)

 

65~

13 (17.8)

422 (4.3)

 

5 (7.2)

231 (3.7)

 

70~

7 (9.6)

446 (4.6)

 

8 (11.6)

192 (3.1)

 

75~

9 (12.3)

370 (3.8)

 

6 (8.7)

269 (4.4)

 

80~

8 (11.0)

540 (5.6)

 

7 (10.1)

230 (3.8)

 

Smoking history

55 (75.3)

5299 (54.5)

0.000

4 (5.8)

52 (0.8)

0.003

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

24 (32.9)

1821 (18.7)

0.002

9 (13.0)

606 (9.9)

0.384

Diffuse pulmonary fibrosis

17 (23.3)

1440 (14.8)

0.042

6 (8.7)

732 (11.9)

0.407

Previous pulmonary tuberculosis

4 (5.5)

357 (3.7)

0.346

1 (1.4)

168 (2.7)

1.000

Previous history of malignant tumor

11 (15.1)

268 (2.8)

< 0.0001

12 (17.4)

691 (11.3)

0.112

Family history of cancer

5 (6.8)

723 (7.4)

0.850

10 (14.5)

751 (12.3)

0.574

Number of first-degree relatives with cancer

5 (6.8)

653 (6.7)

0.371

10 (14.5)

655 (10.7)

0.478

Family history of lung cancer

2 (2.7)

185 (1.9)

0.651

1 (1.4)

213 (3.5)

0.733

Number of first-degree relatives with lung cancer

1 (1.4)

162 (1.7)

0.287

1 (1.4)

180 (2.9)

0.888

  1. aValues are reported as mean ± SD (range). bThe detection rate of lung cancer in women is compared with that in men.