Table 1 Profile of the study participants according to type of cancer

Age

Mean (Standard deviation)

56.8 (13.4)

67.6 (9.0)

61.5 (14.3)

64.6 (11.3)

48.9 (20.2)

Sex

Female

4614 (100.0)

-

1162 (54.5)

590 (43.6)

312 (46.4)

Male

-

3652 (100.0)

969 (45.5)

764 (56.4)

361 (53.6)

Race/Color

Non-white

3327 (72.1)

2813 (77.0)

1616 (75.8)

1053 (77.8)

530 (78.8)

White

1055 (22.9)

558 (15.3)

397 (18.6)

234 (17.3)

116 (17.2)

Missing

232 (5.0)

281 (7.7)

118 (5.5)

67 (4.9)

27 (4.0)

Cancer staging

0 to 1

1156 (25.1)

150 (4.1)

11 (0.5)

16 (1.2)

1 (0.1)

2

1186 (25.7)

648 (17.7)

271 (12.7)

47 (3.5)

1 (0.1)

3

1281 (27.8)

459 (12.6)

488 (22.9)

172 (12.7)

4 (0.6)

4

340 (7.4)

441 (12.1)

491 (23.0)

558 (41.2)

4 (0.6)

Missing

651 (14.1)

1954 (53.5)

870 (40.8)

561 (41.4)

663 (98.5)

Surgery for cancer

No

1202 (26.1)

1680 (46.0)

650 (30.5)

1050 (77.5)

214 (31.8)

Yes

3412 (73.9)

1972 (54.0)

1481 (69.5)

304 (22.5)

459 (68.2)

Nonhormonal chemotherapy

No

3632 (78.7)

3598 (98.5)

876 (41.1)

582 (43.0)

576 (85.6)

Palliative

206 (4.5)

51 (1.4)

549 (25.8)

623 (46.0)

96 (14.3)

Nonpalliative

776 (16.8)

3 (0.1)

706 (33.1)

149 (11.0)

1 (0.1)

Hormonal chemotherapy

No

1972 (42.7)

2398 (65.7)

2126 (99.8)

1354 (100.0)

671 (99.7)

Palliative

323 (7.0)

977 (26.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Nonpalliative

2319 (50.3)

277 (7.6)

5 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.3)

Orchiectomy or ovariectomy

No

4594 (99.6)

3212 (88.0)

-

-

-

Yes

20 (0.4)

440 (12.0)

-

-

-

Radiation therapy

No

1631 (35.3)

2295 (62.8)

2052 (96.3)

912 (67.4)

395 (58.7)

Palliative

266 (5.8)

386 (10.6)

71 (3.3)

300 (22.2)

41 (6.1)

Nonpalliative

2717 (58.9)

971 (26.6)

8 (0.4)

142 (10.5)

237 (35.2)

Elective hospitalization

No

3619 (78.4)

2847 (78.0)

1857 (87.1)

1293 (95.5)

586 (87.1)

Yes

995 (21.6)

805 (22.0)

274 (12.9)

61 (4.5)

87 (12.9)

Urgent hospitalization

No

1295 (28.1)

1391 (38.1)

269 (12.6)

118 (8.7)

93 (13.8)

Yes

3319 (71.9)

2261 (61.9)

1862 (87.4)

1236 (91.3)

580 (86.2)

Time (in days) from diagnosis to start of treatment

Up to 60 days

2417 (52.4)

1692 (46.3)

1492 (70.0)

736 (54.4)

470 (69.8)

More than 60 days

2197 (47.6)

1960 (53.7)

639 (30.0)

618 (45.6)

203 (30.2)

Type of lung cancer

Non-small cells

-

-

-

504 (37.2)

-

Small cells

-

-

-

95 (7.0)

-

Not specified

-

-

-

755 (55.8)

-

Filed legal action against the state

No

4541 (98.4)

3579 (98.0)

2072 (97.2)

1310 (96.8)

604 (89.7)

Yes

73 (1.6)

73 (2.0)

59 (2.8)

44 (3.2)

69 (10.3)

Died from the cancer analyzed

No

4004 (86.8)

3289 (90.1)

1615 (75.8)

580 (42.8)

511 (75.9)

Yes

610 (13.2)

363 (9.9)

516 (24.2)

774 (57.2)

162 (24.1)

Total

4614(100)

3652(100)

2131(100)

1354(100)

673(100)