Characteristics of patients with lung cancer in Nova Scotia by route to diagnosis, 2014
| Characteristic | No. (%)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall n = 946 | Diagnosis through ED n = 336 | Diagnosis through non-ED n = 610 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 491 (51.9) | 182 (54.2) | 309 (50.7) |
| Female | 455 (48.1) | 154 (45.8) | 301 (49.3) |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 70.3 ± 11 | 71.2 ± 11 | 69.7 ± 10 |
| Age range, yr | 18–98 | 33–98 | 18–97 |
| Age group, yr | |||
| ≤ 60 | 163 (17.2) | 56 (16.7) | 107 (17.5) |
| 60–69 | 265 (28.0) | 84 (25.0) | 181 (29.7) |
| 70–79 | 348 (36.8) | 129 (38.4) | 219 (35.9) |
| ≥ 80 | 170 (18.0) | 67 (19.9) | 103 (16.9) |
| Indication for testing | |||
| Symptomatic | 751 (79.4) | 314 (93.5) | 437 (71.6) |
| Incidental | 78 (8.2) | 12 (3.6) | 66 (10.8) |
| Surveillance | 104 (11.0) | 10 (3.0) | 94 (15.4) |
| Screening | 13 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (2.1) |
| Stage at diagnosis | |||
| Unknown | 14 (1.5) | 4 (1.2) | 10 (1.6) |
| Occult | 3 (0.3) | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| 0 | 9 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) | 8 (1.3) |
| I | 218 (23.0) | 49 (14.6) | 169 (27.7) |
| II | 82 (8.7) | 28 (8.3) | 54 (8.9) |
| III | 155 (16.4) | 51 (15.2) | 104 (17.0) |
| IV | 465 (49.2) | 200 (59.5) | 265 (43.4) |
| No. of deaths (to Aug. 31, 2016) | 592 (62.5) | 247 (73.1) | 345 (56.7) |
Note: ED = emergency department, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless otherwise specified.