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Table 1 Demographic characteristics for study population

From: Comparison of cost effectiveness between video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (vats) and open lobectomy: a retrospective study

 

Before PSM

After PSM

Patients with lung disease, n = 797

Patients with lung disease, n = 376

Patients with lung cancer, n = 326

Baseline characteristics

Overall, n = 797

Open lobectomy, n = 208 (26.10%)

VATS lobectomy, n = 589 (73.90%)

P-value

Overall, n = 376

Open lobectomy, n = 188

(50.00%)

VATS lobectomy, n = 188 (50.00%)

P-value

Overall n = 326

Open lobectomy n = 163 (50.00%)

VATS lobectomy n = 163 (50.00%)

P-value

Age (years), mean ± SD

59.92 ± 8.78

60.23 ± 8.01

59.82 ± 9.04

0.56

59.87 ± 8.16

60.01 ± 7.85

59.72 ± 8.48

0.74

60.34 ± 7.60

60.60 ± 7.39

60.08 ± 7.83

0.54

Age group, n (%)

   

0.36

   

0.61

   

0.67

 < 50 years old

100 (12.55)

21 (10.10)

79 (13.41)

 

34 (9.04)

19 (10.11)

15 (7.98)

 

24 (7.36)

11 (6.75)

13 (7.98)

 

 50–59 years old

272 (34.13)

77 (37.02)

195 (33.11)

 

152 (40.43)

72 (38.30)

80 (42.55)

 

134 (41.10)

64 (39.26)

70 (42.94)

 

 ≥ 60 years old

425 (53.32)

111 (52.88)

315 (53.48)

 

190 (50.53)

97 (51.60)

93 (49.47)

 

168 (51.53)

88 (53.99)

80 (49.08)

 

Sex, n (%)

   

< 0.001

   

0.83

   

1.00

 Male

375 (47.05)

131 (62.98)

244 (41.43)

 

223 (59.31)

113 (60.11)

110 (58.51)

 

195 (59.82)

97 (59.51)

98 (60.12)

 

 Female

422 (52.95)

77 (37.02)

345 (58.57)

 

153 (40.69)

75 (39.89)

78 (41.49)

 

131 (40.18)

66 (40.49)

65 (39.88)

 

Health insurance, n (%)

   

0.68

   

1.00

   

1.00

 Insured

726 (91.09)

188 (90.38)

538 (91.34)

 

345 (91.76)

172 (91.49)

173 (92.02)

 

301 (92.33)

150 (92.02)

151 (92.64)

 

 Not insured

71 (8.91)

20 (9.62)

51 (8.66)

 

31 (8.24)

16 (8.51)

15 (7.98)

 

25 (7.67)

13 (7.98)

12 (7.36)

 

Primary diagnosis, n (%)

   

0.17

   

1.00

   

NA

 Lung cancer

696 (87.33)

176 (84.62)

520 (88.29)

 

334 (88.83)

167 (88.83)

167 (88.83)

 

326 (100.00)

163 (100.00)

163 (100.00)

 Other lung diseases

101 (12.67)

32 (15.38)

69 (11.71)

 

42 (11.17)

21 (11.17)

21 (11.17)

 

0

0

0

 

Comorbidity, n (%)

 Hypertension

   

0.20

   

0.89

   

1.00

  Yes

146 (18.32)

32 (15.38)

114 (19.35)

 

56 (14.89)

29 (15.42)

27 (14.36)

 

41 (12.58)

20 (12.27)

21 (12.88)

 

  No

651 (81.68)

176 (84.62)

475 (80.65)

 

320 (85.11)

159 (84.58)

161 (85.64)

 

285 (87.42)

143 (87.73)

142 (87.12)

 

 Diabetes

   

0.66

   

1.00

   

0.71

  Yes

75 (9.41)

18 (8.65)

57 (9.68)

 

36 (9.57)

18 (9.57)

18 (9.57)

 

31 (9.51)

14 (8.59)

17 (10.43)

 

  No

722 (90.59)

190 (91.35)

532 (90.32)

 

340 (90.43)

170 (90.43)

170 (90.43)

 

295 (90.49)

149 (91.41)

146 (89.57)

 

 Heart disease

   

0.27

   

0.25

   

1.00

  Yes

64 (8.03)

13 (6.25)

51 (8.66)

 

20 (5.32)

13 (6.91)

7 (3.72)

 

16 (4.91)

8 (4.91)

8 (4.91)

 

  No

733 (91.97)

195 (93.75)

538 (91.34)

 

356 (94.68)

175 (93.09)

181 (96.28)

 

310 (95.09)

155 (95.09)

155 (95.09)

 

 Other diseases

   

0.77

   

0.83

   

0.62

  Yes

54 (6.78)

15 (7.21)

39 (6.62)

 

24 (6.38)

11 (5.85)

13 (6.91)

 

17 (5.21)

10 (6.14)

7 (4.29)

 

  No

743 (93.22)

193 (92.79)

550 (93.38)

 

352 (93.62)

177 (94.15)

175 (93.09)

 

309 (94.79)

153 (93.86)

156 (95.71)

 
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