Table 3

Factors associated with death within 90 days of surgery for patients with records of performance status, stage and lung function

Overall N=3319Died within 90 days of surgery (n=169)
n%n%OR95% CIAdjusted OR*95% CI
Sex
 Women148244.7573.81.001.00
 Men183755.31126.11.621.17 to 2.251.240.88 to 1.75
p=0.0030p=0.2196
Age group
 <552688.151.90.270.11 to 0.680.320.12 to 0.83
 55–592728.282.90.430.20 to 0.920.400.18 to 0.88
 60–6458317.6183.10.450.26 to 0.780.450.25 to 0.80
 65–6966520.0294.40.640.40 to 1.040.610.37 to 1.00
 70–7469420.9466.61.001.00
 75–7956617.1407.11.070.69 to 1.661.150.73 to 1.82
 80–842367.1187.61.160.66 to 2.051.430.80 to 2.58
 85+351.1514.32.350.87 to 6.343.171.12 to 9.01
p<0.0001**p<0.0001**
Ethnicity
 White276983.41465.31.00
 Black210.6
 Asian280.8
 Other240.7
 Missing47714.4234.80.910.58 to 1.43
Townsend quintile
 144813.5143.11.00
 251215.4234.51.460.74 to 2.87
 353116.0397.32.461.32 to 4.59
 461518.5284.61.480.77 to 2.84
 (most deprived) 577223.3384.91.600.86 to 3.00
 Missing44113.3276.12.021.05 to 3.91
p=0.3325**
Performance status
 0167450.4513.01.001.00
 1139041.9977.02.391.69 to 3.381.891.31 to 2.72
 22156.5198.83.081.78 to 5.332.391.34 to 4.28
 3–4401.225.01.670.39 to 7.131.670.27 to 5.11
p<0.0001**p=0.0055**
Predicted FEV1
 >80%150845.4583.81.001.00
 60–79%114534.5585.11.330.92 to 1.941.250.85 to 1.84
 40–59%55716.8437.72.091.39 to 3.142.011.30 to 3.10
 <40%1093.3109.22.531.25 to 5.092.781.31 to 5.88
p=0.0001**p=0.0004**
Charlson index
 0–1250875.61154.61.001.00
 ≥281124.4546.71.221.03 to 1.441.191.00 to 1.42
p=0.0233**p=0.0514
Stage
 IA94928.6303.21.001.00
 IB123737.3635.11.641.06 to 2.561.420.90 to 2.25
 IIA1313.943.10.960.33 to 2.780.770.26 to 2.27
 IIB61418.5416.72.191.35 to 3.551.701.01 to 2.87
 IIIA38811.7318.02.661.59 to 4.462.181.25 to 3.81
p=0.0001**p=0.0085**
Side
 Right184155.5965.21.00
 Left136541.1644.70.890.65 to 1.24
 Other180.515.61.070.14 to 8.12
 Missing952.988.41.670.79 to 3.55
p=0.4988
Histology (preoperative)
 Adenocarcinoma115534.8433.71.001.00
 Squamous cell115134.7746.41.781.21 to 2.611.080.72 to 1.63
 NSCLC NOS66219.9355.31.440.91 to 2.281.030.64 to 1.66
 Other822.533.70.980.30 to 3.240.830.25 to 2.82
 Missing2698.1145.21.420.77 to 2.631.370.73 to 2.60
p=0.0538p=0.8873
Procedure
 Segmentectomy/wedge44113.3163.60.880.51 to 1.520.760.44 to 1.33
 Lobectomy227568.5934.11.001.00
 Bi-lobectomy1313.9129.22.371.26 to 4.442.371.23 to 4.60
 Pneumonectomy33510.14011.93.182.15 to 4.703.362.17 to 5.20
 Other1374.185.81.460.69 to 3.061.100.51 to 2.36
p<0.0001p<0.0001
  • *ORs are adjusted for all other factors for which adjusted ORs are given. All p values calculated using likelihood ratio test.

  • **Likelihood ratio test p for trend.

  • FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; NOS, not otherwise specified; PS, performance status.