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Table 1 Characteristics of respiratory cancer cases among White from 1992–2008 by pollution region (n = 58,586)

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)

 
  1. *P-value from Chi-square test.