Table 1 Follow-up cohort characteristics

From: ‘I still don’t know diddly’: a longitudinal qualitative study of patients’ knowledge and distress while undergoing evaluation of incidental pulmonary nodules

Characteristic

Statistics

 

N (%) or mean (±s.d.)

Age (years)

64 (±11)

Gender

 Male

16 (94)

Race/ethnicity

 White

14 (82)

Smoking status

 Current smoker

4 (24)

 Former smoker

9 (53)

 Never smoker

4 (24)

Education

 High school or less

5 (29)

 Largest nodule size (in diameter)

5 mm (±3 mm)

Type of primary care provider a

 Physician

14 (82)

 Nurse practitioner

2 (12)

 Physician assistant

1 (6)

CT scans completed, (% of initial cohort)

 Baseline

19 (100)

 Second b

17 (89)

 Third c

6 (32)

Length of time (days) from nodule detection to:

 Second interview

438 (±63)

 Third interview

648 (±79)

Length of time (days) from CT scan to:

 Second interview

78 (±42)

 Third interview

56 (±20)

  1. Percents are of non-missing information and may not add up to 100% owing to rounding.
  2. Abbreviation: CT, computed tomography.
  3. aEach participant had a unique primary care provider.
  4. bOne participant died and one participant withdrew.
  5. cEleven participants from the second interview did not undergo further imaging.
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