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Table 1 Characteristics of patients by initial visit

From: Impact of telemedicine adoption on accessibility and time to treatment in patients with thoracic malignancies during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

In-Person

Telemedicine

 
 

N = 132

N = 108

 

Sex

 Female (%)

67 (50.8)

57 (52.8)

 

 Male (%)

65 (49.2)

51 (47.2)

 
   

P = 0.796

Age

 Median in  Years (IQR)

69 (61, 75)

66 (60, 75)

 
   

P = 0.678

Race

 White (%)

96 (72.7)

79 (73.1)

 

 Black (%)

29 (22.0)

19 (17.6)

 

 Other/unknown (%)

3 (2.3)

7 (6.5)

 

 Asian (%)

4 (3.0)

3 (2.8)

 
   

P = 0.387

Diagnosis

 NSCLC (%)

101 (76.5)

75 (69.4)

 

 SCLC (%)

8 (6.1)

12 (11.1)

 

 Neuroendocrine (%)

10 (7.6)

6 (5.6)

 

 Mesothelioma (%)

5 (3.8)

6 (5.6)

 

 Thymoma (%)

4 (3.0)

2 (1.9)

 

 Other (%)

4 (3.0)

7 (6.5)

 
   

P = 0.438

Therapy Received

 Surgery (%)

65 (49.2)

13 (12.0)

 

 Radiation (%)

24 (18.2)

34 (31.5)

 

 Systemic therapy (%)

29 (22.0)

44 (40.7)

 

 No therapy received (%)

14 (10.6)

17 (15.7)

 
   

P < 0.001

Phase of Care

 New diagnosis (%)

126 (95.5)

84 (77.8)

 

 Local recurrence (%)

4 (3.0)

8 (7.4)

 

 Metastatic recurrence (%)

2 (1.5)

16 (14.8)

 
   

P < 0.001