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Table 1 Self-reported subject characteristics, n = 11

From: “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be”: a qualitative study of early stage non-small cell lung cancer patients after treatment

Characteristic

N (%)a or mean (SD)

SBRT only (n = 6) N (%) or mean (SD)

Surgery only (n = 7) N (%) or mean (SD)

Treatment location, n (%)

 VA Portland Health Care System

5 (45%)

2

3

 Oregon Health & Science University

3 (27%)

1

2

 Legacy Health System

3 (27%)

3

0

Age (year), mean (SD)

71 (10.5)

73 (13.6)

69 (6.0)

Male, n (%)

5 (45%)

2 (33%)

3 (43%)

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

 White

9 (82%)

5 (83%)

4 (57%)

Smoking status, n (%)

 Current smoker

2 (18%)

1 (17%)

1 (14%)

 Former smoker

9 (82%)

5 (83%)

4 (57%)

Education, n (%)

 High school or less

5 (45%)

3 (50%)

2 (29%)

Employment status, n (%)

 Retired, disabled, or currently not working

9 (82%)

5 (83%)

4 (57%)

Income, n (%)

 $60,000 or more

5 (45%)

2 (33%)

3 (43%)

  1. aPercents are of non-missing data. May not add up to 100% due to rounding