Table 1

Sociodemographic and disease characteristics of participants

Patients with operable lung cancer (n=20)
Sex (male/female)13/7
Age—years (median; range)71.5; 41–86
 40–491
 50–591
 60–696
 70–7910
 ≥802
Diagnosis
 Incidental8
 Symptomatic12
Smoking status
 Current smoker4
 Ceased in the last 3 months4
 Former smoker (ceased >3 months ago)11
 Never smoker1
Comorbidities
 Symptomatic COPD (spirometry +ve or clinical diagnosis)8
 Primary/secondary care COPD diagnosis (primary care diagnosis preceding secondry care LC investigation/diagnosis during secondary care LC investigation)3/5
 Asthma5
 Ischaemic heart disease1
 Congestive cardiac failure1
 Other cardiac problems2
Socioeconomic status (index of multiple deprivation):
 Most deprived 50%8
 Least deprived 50%12

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LC, lung cancer.