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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Implementing CT tumor volume and CT pleural thickness into future staging systems for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Covariate

Overall

(n = 53)

Male gender (%)

48 (90.6)

Asbestos (%)

 no

17 (32.1)

 possible

10 (18.9)

 yes

26 (49.1)

Smoking (%)

(NA’s: 10 (18.9%))

 current

6 (11.3)

 former

21 (39.6)

 never

25 (47.2)

 unknown

1 (1.9)

Packyear (median [Range])

30 [0–100]

Right laterality (%)

36 (67.9)

Type of surgery (%)

 EPD

49 (92.5)

 P/D

3 (5.7)

Extended parietal pleurectomy

1 (1.9)

Response

 Stable disease

32 (60.4)

 Partial regression

14 (26.4)

 Progressive disease

4 (7.5)

 Unknown

3 (5.7)

IMIG stage (%)

 I (low)

5 (9.4)

 II (low)

6 (11.3)

 III (high)

36 (67.9)

 IV (high)

6 (11.3)

pT stage 8th edition (%)

 1

5 (9.4)

 2

7 (13.2)

 3

35 (66.0)

 4

6 (11.3)

Pathological subtypes (%)

 Epithelioid

38 (71.7)

 Biphasic

14 (26.4)

 Sarcomatoid

1 (1.9)

Patient status (%)

 alive

21 (39.6)

 dead

30 (56.6)

 lost follow up

2 (3.8)

  1. NS Not significant