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Baseline characteristics of 363 cases |
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| n |
% |
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| Sex |
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| Male |
221 |
60.9 |
| Female |
142 |
39.1 |
| Age (years) |
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| < 59 |
87 |
24.0 |
| 59–67 |
92 |
25.3 |
| 68–74 |
90 |
24.8 |
| > 74 |
94 |
25.9 |
| Size* |
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| <= 2 cm |
41 |
11.3 |
| 2–3 cm |
62 |
17.1 |
| 3–4 cm |
53 |
14.6 |
| > 4 cm |
207 |
57.0 |
| Distance from carina# |
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| <= 5 cm |
144 |
39.7 |
| > 5 cm |
179 |
49.3 |
| Indeterminate |
40 |
11.0 |
| Endobronchial visibility |
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| Non visible lesion |
132 |
36.4 |
| Constriction, compression or submucosal lesion |
90 |
24.8 |
| Visible lesion |
141 |
38.8 |
| Localization |
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| Left upper lobe without lingula |
75 |
20.7 |
| Left lingula |
10 |
2.8 |
| Left lower lobe |
53 |
14.6 |
| Right upper lobe |
88 |
24.2 |
| Right middle lobe |
19 |
5.2 |
| Right lower lobe |
73 |
20.1 |
| Mediastinum |
30 |
8.3 |
| Indeterminate |
15 |
4.1 |
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*Size was measured on axial Ct thorax, only chest radiograph available in 5 cases. #Distance from carina is measured as the distance from carina to the lesion on the chest radiograph, front projection. | ||
Roth et al. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008 8:2 doi:10.1186/1471-2466-8-2 |
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