Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 799 patients included in the study
From: Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on lung cancer surgery outcomes: a matched-case analysis
Characteristic | Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) (n = 61) | Non-intervention or control (NG) (n = 738) |
|---|---|---|
Patient demographics | ||
Age | 71 (66, 75) | 70 (63, 75) |
Gender (male) | 26 (43%) | 383 (52%) |
BMI | 25.2 (22.8, 28.5) | 26.9 (24.0, 30.3) |
BMI classification | ||
Healthy weight | 26 (43%) | 212 (29%) |
Obese | 9 (15%) | 180 (24%) |
Overweight | 21 (34%) | 296 (40%) |
Severely obese | 1 (1.6%) | 16 (2.2%) |
Underweight | 4 (6.6%) | 34 (4.6%) |
Smoking status | ||
Current | 9 (15%) | 76 (10%) |
Ex-smoker | 42 (69%) | 512 (70%) |
Never smoker | 10 (16%) | 142 (19%) |
Pack years | 40 (15, 50) | 28 (5, 45) |
Unknown pack years | 9 | 46 |
Lung function | ||
FEV1 (L) | 2.14 (1.70, 2.55) | 2.02 (1.56, 2.30) |
% FEV1 | 87 (74, 100) | 81 (66, 99) |
%DLCO | 77 (65, 91) | 71 (58, 84) |
PpoFEV1 | 69 (56, 81) | 62 (46, 81) |
PpoDLCO | 61 (51, 73) | 57 (48, 66) |
Surgical incision | ||
Open | 37 (61%) | 327 (44%) |
VATS | 24 (39%) | 409 (56%) |
Surgery side | ||
Right | 43 (70%) | 425 (58%) |
Lobe | ||
Upper | 37 (63%) | 402 (56%) |
Middle | 2 (3.4%) | 44 (6.1%) |
Lower | 15 (25%) | 227 (31%) |
Upper bilobe | 4 (6.8%) | 10 (1.4%) |
Lower bilobe | 0 | 5 (0.7%) |
Entire lung | 1 (1.7%) | 26 (3.6%) |
Lung resection | ||
Wedge | 10 (16%) | 129 (17%) |
Segmentectomy | 2 (3.3%) | 23 (3.1%) |
Lobectomy | 45 (74%) | 539 (73%) |
Bilobectomy | 3 (4.9%) | 18 (2.4%) |
Sleeve | 0 | 3 (0.4%) |
Pneumonectomy | 1 (1.6%) | 26 (3.5%) |
Comorbidity | ||
COPD | 27 (44%) | 132 (18%) |
Hypertension | 20 (34%) | 316 (46%) |
Other measures | ||
MRC dyspnoea score > 2 | 4 (6.6%) | 21 (3%) |
Rehabilitation sessions | ||
Pre-surgery | 2 (1, 5) | |
Post-surgery | 0 (0, 2) | |
Perioperative outcomes | ||
Postoperative pulmonary complications | 7 (11%) | 46 (6.2%) |
Hospital length of stay (days) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 4.00 (3.00, 6.00) |