Table 1 Baseline characteristics of non-small cell lung cancer patients by HIV status
From: Prognosis in HIV-infected patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Characteristic | HIV infected N (%) | No evidence of HIV infection N (%) | P -value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | |||
<50 | 80 (30) | 345 (24) | 0.2 |
50–65 | 115 (43) | 642 (45) | |
65–75 | 59 (22) | 370 (26) | |
>75 | 13 (5) | 71 (5) | |
Female | 34 (13) | 169 (14) | 0.6 |
Race/Ethnicity | |||
White | 146 (55) | 787 (55) | 0.001 |
African–American | 99 (37) | 393 (28) | |
Hispanic | ⩾11 (⩾5)a | 113 (8) | |
Other | ⩽11 (⩽5)a | 135 (10) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 44 (17) | 764 (54) | <0.001 |
Median income in zip code | |||
Lowest quartile | 141 (53) | 552 (39) | <0.001 |
Second quartile | 44 (17) | 341 (24) | |
Third quartile | 47 (18) | 298 (21) | |
Highest quartile | 35 (13) | 236 (17) | |
Reason for Medicare entitlement | |||
Age >65 years | 46 (17) | 275 (19) | 0.4 |
Disability or end-stage renal disease | 221 (83) | 1153 (81) | |
Year of lung cancer diagnosis | |||
1996–1999 | 42 (16) | 210 (15) | 0.9 |
2000–2003 | 111 (42) | 589 (41) | |
2004–2007 | 114 (43) | 629 (44) | |
Modified Charlson comorbidity score | |||
<1 | 171 (64) | 1,061 (79) | <0.01 |
1–2 | 58 (22) | 215 (15) | |
2–4 | 26 (10) | 104 (7) | |
⩾4 | 12 (5) | 48 (3) | |
Histology | 0.4 | ||
Adenocarcinoma | 131 (49) | 687 (48) | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 85 (32) | 512 (36) | |
Large cell carcinoma | 20 (8) | 81 (6) | |
Other | 31 (12) | 148 (10) | |
Tumour stage | |||
I | 56 (21) | 332 (23) | 0.5 |
II | 12 (5) | 95 (7) | |
IIIA | 34 (13) | 193 (14) | |
IIIB | 57 (21) | 267 (19) | |
IV | 108 (41) | 541 (38) | |
Nursing home resident | 36 (14) | 84 (6) | <0.001 |
Home medical services | ⩽11 (⩽5)a | 37 (3) | 0.5 |
