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Table 3 Correlation between clinical factors and RP by univariate analysis

From: Preexisting radiological interstitial lung abnormalities are a risk factor for severe radiation pneumonitis in patients with small-cell lung cancer after thoracic radiation therapy

Factors

≥Grade 2 RP

≥Grade 3 RP

No. of RPs/Total (%)

χ2/F

P value

No. of RPs/Total (%)

χ2/F

P value

Gender

 

.078

1.000

 

1.616

.442

 Male

22/85 (25.9)

  

12/85 (14.1)

  

 Female

3/10 (30.0)

  

0/10 (0)

  

Age (year)

 

.102

.987

  

1.000

 < 70

20/78 (25.6)

  

10/78 (12.8)

.014

 

 ≥70

5/17 (29.4)

  

2/17 (11.8)

  

Smoking history (pack-year)

 

.537

.464

 

8.035

.012

 < 40

14/59 (23.7)

  

3/59 (5.1)

  

 ≥40

11/36 (30.6)

  

9/36 (25.0)

  

Tumor stage

 

1.494

.684

 

3.458

.122

 IIa

0/ 1 (0.0)

  

0/1 (0.0)

  

 IIIa

3/18 (16.7)

  

0/18 (0.0)

  

 IIIb

15/52 (28.8)

  

8/52 (15.4)

  

 IV

7/24 (29.2)

  

4/24 (16.7)

  

Tumor location

 

.734

.564

 

1.513

.391

 Upper or middle lobe

21/74 (28.4)

  

11/74 (14.9)

  

 Lower lobe

4/21 (19.0)

  

1/21 (0.5)

  

Chemotherapy

 

.177

.674

 

.159

.984

 Sequential

19/75 (25.3)

  

10/75 (13.3)

  

 Concurrent

6/20 (30.0)

  

2/20 (10.0)

  

Total dose (Gy)

 

.748

.592

 

1.151

.524

 < 54

5/14 (35.7)

  

3/14 (21.4)

  

 ≥54

20/81 (24.7)

  

9/81 (11.1)

  

FEV1/FVC (%)

 

.106

1.000

  

1.000

 < 70

4/25 (16.0)

  

2/25 (8.0)

.050

 

 ≥70

6/31 (19.4)

  

2/31 (6.5)

  

FVC (%)

 

.050

1.000

  

.747

 < 80

4/23 (17.4)

  

2/23 (8.7)

0.858

 

 ≥80

5/33 (15.2)

  

1/33 (3.0)

  

Radiological ILAs

 

3.805

.103

 

6.917

.027

 Yes

7/15 (46.7)

  

5/15 (33.3)

  

 No

18/80 (22.5)

  

7/80 (8.8)

  
  1. Abbreviations: FEV 1 Forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, ILAs interstitial lung abnormalities, RP radiation pneumonitis