Table 1 Characteristics of participants
Characteristic | Primary lung cancer (LC) ( n =153) a | No cancer (NC) ( n =753) | Other lung cancer b (OC) ( n =57) | Total cohort ( n =963) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 92 (60.1%) | 393 (52.2%) | 37 (64.9%) | 522(54.2%) |
Female | 61 (39.9%) | 360 (47.8%) | 20 (35.1%) | 441(45.8%) |
Age* | ||||
Median, range | 70 (43–89) | 65 (40–95) | 71 (42–88) | 66 (40–95) |
Employment status* | ||||
Employed | 31 (20.3%) | 230 (30.5%) | 13 (22.8%) | 274 (28.5%) |
Unemployed | 1 (0.7%) | 17 (2.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 18 (1.9%) |
Retired | 109 (71.2%) | 424 (56.3%) | 37 (64.9%) | 570 (59.2%) |
Sick/disabled | 5 (3.2%) | 31 (4.1%) | 2 (3.5%) | 38 (4.00%) |
Other (including missing) | 7 (4.6%) | 51 (6.8%) | 5 (8.8%) | 63 (6.6%) |
Highest education level* | ||||
Degree/diploma/equivalent | 38 (24.8%) | 250 (33.2%) | 20 (35.1%) | 308 (32.0%) |
A level/GCSE/O level | 44 (28.8%) | 264 (35.1%) | 18 (31.6%) | 326 (33.9%) |
Other/none | 71 (46.4%) | 239 (31.7%) | 19 (33.3%) | 329 (34.2%) |
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 151 (98.7%) | 725 (96.3%) | 55 (96.5%) | 931 (96.7%) |
Smoking status* c | ||||
Current | 36 (23.6%) | 75 (10.0%) | 4 (7.0%) | 115 (11.9%) |
Ex-smoker | 105 (68.6%) | 377 (50.1%) | 35 (61.4%) | 517 (53.7%) |
Never | 11 (7.2%) | 283 (37.6%) | 17 (29.8%) | 311 (32.3%) |
Lives alone* d | ||||
Yes | 48 (31.4%) | 158 (21.0%) | 12 (21.1%) | 218 (22.6%) |
No | 104 (68.0%) | 583 (77.4%) | 44 (77.2%) | 731 (75.9%) |
Deprivation (IMD—quintiles) | ||||
1st (least deprived) | 40 (26.1%) | 258 (34.3%) | 19 (33.3%) | 317 (32.9%) |
2nd | 40 (26.1%) | 157 (20.9%) | 19 (33.3%) | 216 (22.4%) |
3rd | 26 (17.0%) | 124 (16.5%) | 10 (15.5%) | 160 (16.6%) |
4th | 28 (18.3%) | 96 (12.8%) | 2 (3.5%) | 126 (13.1%) |
5th (most deprived) | 19 (12.4%) | 117 (15.5%) | 7 (12.3%) | 143 (14.9%) |
