From: Health effects of air pollution on length of respiratory cancer survival
Characteristics | Respiratory cancer cases (%) | P Value* | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Honolulu | Los Angeles | |||
(n = 2,393) | (n = 56,193) | |||
Age at diagnoses | ≤54 | 257(10.7) | 5,860(10.4) | 0.03 |
55-69 | 857(35.8) | 19,715(35.1) | ||
70-84 | 1,128(47.1) | 26,127(46.5) | ||
85+ | 151(6.3) | 4,489(8.0) | ||
Sex | Male | 1,419(59.3) | 30,602(54.5) | <0.01 |
Female | 974(40.7) | 25,591(45.5) | ||
Marital status at diagnoses | Unmarried | 273(11.4) | 7,567(13.5) | <0.01 |
Married | 1,170(48.9) | 28,622 (50.9) | ||
Separated/Divorce | 413(17.3) | 7,137(12.7) | ||
Windowed | 477(19.9) | 11,807(21.0) | ||
Unknown | 60(2.5) | 1,060(1.9) | ||
Cancer stage | In situ | 10(0.42) | 280(0.50) | <0.01 |
Localized | 534(22.3) | 10,199(18.2) | ||
Regional | 629(26.3) | 13,049(23.2) | ||
Distant | 1,057(44.2) | 26,037(46.3) | ||
Unknown | 163(6.8) | 6,628(11.8) | ||
Primary site | Nose, nasal cavity and middle ear | 29(1.2) | 756(1.4) | 0.55 |
Larynx | 169(7.1) | 3,672(6.5) | ||
Lung and bronchus | 2,188(91.4) | 51,503(91.7) | ||
Others | 7(0.3) | 262(0.4) | ||
Year diagnosed | 1992-1996 | 697(29.1) | 17,977(32.0) | <0.01 |
1997-2001 | 683(28.5) | 16,724(29.8) | ||
2002-2006 | 728(30.4) | 15,490(27.6) | ||
2007-2008 | 285(11.9) | 6,002(10.7) |