Table 1 Lung cancer patients’ characteristics by 1-year and 5-year mortality status
Variables | Total | 1-year mortality | 5-year mortality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Survived | P-value | Death | Survived | P-value | |||
N | % | % | % | % | % | |||
Institutional transition of cancer care (1 month Vs. 2–3 months) | ||||||||
Changed | 738 | 19.7 | 44.2 | 55.8 | 0.027 | 75.5 | 24.5 | 0.610 |
Unchanged | 3000 | 80.3 | 39.7 | 60.3 | 76.4 | 23.6 | ||
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 2814 | 75.3 | 43.0 | 57.0 | <.001 | 79.2 | 20.8 | <.001 |
Female | 924 | 24.7 | 33.1 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 33.1 | ||
Age (Years)a | 72.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | <.001 | 5.2 | 4.4 | <.001 |
Types of insurance coverage | ||||||||
Medical-aid | 341 | 9.1 | 40.8 | 59.2 | 0.792 | 76.8 | 23.2 | 0.507 |
NHI, Self-employed | 1136 | 30.4 | 41.4 | 58.6 | 77.3 | 22.7 | ||
NHI, Employee | 2261 | 60.5 | 40.2 | 59.8 | 75.5 | 24.5 | ||
Economic status | ||||||||
Low | 784 | 21.0 | 41.8 | 58.2 | 0.415 | 77.9 | 22.1 | <.001 |
Mid-low | 645 | 17.3 | 42.8 | 57.2 | 80.8 | 19.2 | ||
Mid-high | 943 | 25.2 | 39.6 | 60.4 | 76.7 | 23.3 | ||
High | 1366 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 60.5 | 72.7 | 27.3 | ||
Residence area | ||||||||
Capital area | 1436 | 38.4 | 37.6 | 62.4 | 0.012 | 74.0 | 26.0 | 0.025 |
Metropolitan | 774 | 20.7 | 43.3 | 56.7 | 78.8 | 21.2 | ||
Rural | 1528 | 40.9 | 42.0 | 58.0 | 77.0 | 23.0 | ||
Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||||||||
~ 2 | 1799 | 48.1 | 38.9 | 61.1 | 0.055 | 75.2 | 24.8 | 0.398 |
3 ~ 4 | 1189 | 31.8 | 41.0 | 59.0 | 77.1 | 22.9 | ||
5 ~ | 750 | 20.1 | 44.0 | 56.0 | 77.1 | 22.9 | ||
Year of diagnosis | ||||||||
2005 | 402 | 10.8 | 46.3 | 53.7 | 0.017 | 79.6 | 20.4 | <.001 |
2006 | 409 | 10.9 | 34.0 | 66.0 | 78.0 | 22.0 | ||
2007 | 437 | 11.7 | 41.4 | 58.6 | 78.3 | 21.7 | ||
2008 | 407 | 10.9 | 39.8 | 60.2 | 78.6 | 21.4 | ||
2009 | 400 | 10.7 | 39.5 | 60.5 | 78.8 | 21.3 | ||
2010 | 464 | 12.4 | 45.5 | 54.5 | 82.1 | 17.9 | ||
2011 | 403 | 10.8 | 40.2 | 59.8 | 76.9 | 23.1 | ||
2012 | 412 | 11.0 | 38.8 | 61.2 | 69.7 | 30.3 | ||
2013 | 404 | 10.8 | 39.1 | 60.9 | 62.9 | 37.1 | ||
Types of treatment after diagnosis | ||||||||
Surgery & Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy | 581 | 15.5 | 29.8 | 70.2 | <.001 | 66.8 | 33.2 | <.001 |
Only Surgery | 790 | 21.1 | 17.3 | 82.7 | 40.8 | 59.2 | ||
Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy | 2367 | 63.3 | 51.0 | 49.0 | 90.3 | 9.7 | ||
The size of a general hospital mainly visited 1 month after diagnosis | ||||||||
General hospital (> 1501 beds) | 924 | 24.7 | 31.8 | 68.2 | <.001 | 68.6 | 31.4 | <.001 |
General hospital (1001 ~ 1500 beds) | 1019 | 27.3 | 40.0 | 60.0 | 75.8 | 24.2 | ||
General hospital (701 ~ 1000 beds) | 1215 | 32.5 | 46.0 | 54.0 | 80.8 | 19.2 | ||
General hospital (≤700 beds) | 580 | 15.5 | 44.1 | 55.9 | 79.3 | 20.7 | ||
The location of a general hospital mainly visited 1 month after diagnosis | ||||||||
Capital area | 2093 | 56.0 | 36.5 | 63.5 | <.001 | 72.2 | 27.8 | <.001 |
Metropolitan | 959 | 25.7 | 43.8 | 56.2 | 80.5 | 19.5 | ||
Rural | 686 | 18.4 | 48.7 | 51.3 | 82.4 | 17.6 | ||
Total | 3738 | 100.0 | 40.6 | 59.4 | 76.2 | 23.8 | ||