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Table 4 Correlation between factors and RP by univariate analysis

From: Risk factors for radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer patients with subclinical interstitial lung disease after thoracic radiation therapy

Factors

Grade ≥ 2 RP (N = 45)

Grade ≥ 3 RP (N = 18)

Grade < 2 RP

Grade ≥ 2 RP

p value

Grade < 3 RP

Grade ≥ 3 RP

p value

Gender

  

0.175

  

0.439

 Male

37

44

 

63

18

 

 Female

5

1

 

6

0

 

Age (years)

  

0.256

  

0.659

 < 70

25

32

 

46

11

 

 ≥ 70

17

13

 

23

7

 

Smoking history

  

0.165

  

0.493

 No

15

10

 

21

4

 

 Yes

27

35

 

48

14

 

Pathological type

  

0.503

  

0.219

 NSCLC

29

28

 

43

14

 

 SCLC

13

17

 

26

4

 

Tumor stage

  

0.092

  

0.692

 I

2

0

 

2

0

 

 III

28

36

 

51

13

 

 IV

4

6

 

7

3

 

 Postoperative

8

3

 

9

2

 

Tumor location

  

0.043

  

0.120

 Upper lobe

32

25

 

48

9

 

 Middle or lower lobe

10

20

 

21

9

 

Chemotherapy with gemcitabine in the past

  

0.856

  

0.031

 No

26

27

 

46

7

 

 Yes

16

18

 

23

11

 

Concurrent chemotherapy

  

0.142

  

0.782

 No

30

38

 

53

15

 

 Yes

12

7

 

16

3

 

Distribution of subclinical ILD

  

0.275

  

0.157

 Lateral

7

4

 

11

0

 

 Bilateral

35

41

 

58

18

 

Morphology of subclinical ILD

  

0.399

  

0.137

 No honeycombing

34

33

 

56

11

 

 Honeycombing

8

12

 

13

7

 

Percentage of lung volume affected in subclinical ILD

  

0.171

  

0.037

 < 25%

38

36

 

62

12

 

 ≥ 25%

4

9

 

7

6

 

Pulmonary emphysema

  

0.658

  

0.775

 No

6

8

 

12

2

 

 Yes

36

37

 

57

16

 

Total dose (Gy)

  

0.834

  

0.349

 EQD2 < 60.0

13

13

 

19

7

 

 EQD2 ≥ 60.0

29

32

 

50

11

 

Single fraction dose

  

0.826

  

1.000

 2.0 Gy

38

39

 

61

16

 

 > 2.0 Gy, ≤ 3.0 Gy

4

6

 

8

2

 

FVC%

89.53 ± 14.50

92.15 ± 25.83

0.632

89.93 ± 22.58

94.53 ± 17.75

0.472

FEV1/ FVC (%)

74.71 ± 9.05

74.05 ± 9.89

0.782

74.57 ± 8.52

73.56 ± 12.40

0.720

MLD (Gy)

11.52 ± 3.36

12.97 ± 2.45

0.024

12.00 ± 3.15

13.29 ± 2.11

0.106

V5 (%)

46.07 ± 12.51

48.24 ± 9.54

0.363

46.19 ± 11.69

51.06 ± 7.25

0.097

V10 (%)

33.14 ± 9.84

35.00 ± 7.20

0.316

33.68 ± 9.26

35.72 ± 5.04

0.216

V20 (%)

20.62 ± 6.88

21.89 ± 4.46

0.314

21.10 ± 6.14

21.94 ± 4.05

0.583

V30 (%)

14.24 ± 5.64

16.07 ± 4.08

0.085

14.91 ± 5.12

16.22 ± 4.22

0.321

GTV (cc)

97.80(3.75–398.99)

120.17(20.47–497.86)

0.288

105.40(3.75–398.99)

105.14(20.47–497.86)

0.991

PTV (cc)

355.88(69.26–2601.29)

392.60(300.77–1070.38)

0.139

379.12(69.26–2601.29)

349.95(257.32–1070.38)

0.608

  1. RP, radiation pneumonitis; NSCLC, non-small-cell lung cancer; SCLC, small-cell lung cancer; ILD, interstitial lung disease; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC%, percentage forced vital capacity; EQD2, equivalent dose in 2.0 Gy/(fraction per day); MLD, mean lung dose; V5, percentage of lung volume receiving ≥ 5 Gy; V10, percentage of lung volume receiving ≥ 10 Gy; V20, percentage of lung volume receiving ≥ 20 Gy; V30, percentage of lung volume receiving ≥ 30 Gy; GTV, gross tumor volume; PTV, planning target volume