Table 1 Patient characteristics
n | 68 |
|---|---|
Age, years (median; range) | 63.4 (34–86) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 30 (44) |
Female | 38 (56) |
Pathology, n (%) | |
Breast | 17 (25) |
Colon-rectal | 14 (21) |
Esophageal-gastric | 8 (12) |
Melanoma | 5 (7) |
Lung | 4 (6) |
Soft tissue sarcoma | 4 (6) |
Testicle | 3 (5) |
Kidney | 3 (5) |
Pancreas | 3 (5) |
Ovary | 2 (3) |
Bladder | 1 (1) |
Larynx | 1 (1) |
Thyroid | 1 (1) |
Prostate | 1 (1) |
Intestinal lymphoma | 1 (1) |
Stage of disease, n (%) | |
Stage I | 10 (15) |
Stage II | 11 (16) |
Stage III | 14 (21) |
Stage IV | 20 (29) |
NA | 13 (19) |
Smoking | |
No | 30 (44%) |
Yes | 38 (56%) |
History of lung pathology, n (%) | |
No | 58 (85) |
Yes | 10 (15) |