Variable | Coding | Missing values | Lung cancer patients | Control patients | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n | % | n | % | ||
Gender | male | 0 | 104 | 65.8 | 89 | 61.8 |
female | 54 | 34.2 | 55 | 38.2 | ||
Age | 35-44 | 2 | 3 | 1.9 | 23 | 16.1 |
45-54 | 44 | 28.0 | 31 | 21.7 | ||
55-64 | 61 | 38.9 | 51 | 35.7 | ||
65-76 | 49 | 31.2 | 38 | 26.6 | ||
Education | no vocational/university education | 3 | 34 | 21.8 | 15 | 10.5 |
lower vocational education | 113 | 72.4 | 102 | 71.3 | ||
higher vocational/university education | 9 | 5.8 | 26 | 18.2 | ||
Marital status | married | 3 | 48 | 30.6 | 46 | 32.4 |
not married | 109 | 69.4 | 96 | 67.6 | ||
Residence | city | 2 | 36 | 22.8 | 25 | 17.6 |
country | 122 | 77.2 | 117 | 82.4 | ||
Religion | religious | 0 | 36 | 22.8 | 37 | 25.7 |
not religious | 122 | 77.2 | 107 | 74.3 | ||
Physical activity | physically active at least one hour per week | 1 | 44 | 27.8 | 72 | 50.3 |
not physically active during the week | 114 | 72.2 | 71 | 49.7 | ||
Pack years | ≤ 15 pack years | 10 | 91 | 59.5 | 109 | 78.4 |
> 15 pack years | 62 | 40.5 | 30 | 21.6 | ||
Friends | many | 0 | 72 | 46.6 | 72 | 50.0 |
none/few | 86 | 54.4 | 72 | 50.0 | ||
Relatives | many | 0 | 72 | 45.6 | 79 | 54.9 |
none/few | 86 | 54.4 | 65 | 45.1 | ||
Participation in a sports club | yes | 0 | 19 | 12.0 | 35 | 24.3 |
no | 139 | 88.0 | 109 | 75.7 |