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Table 4 Results of survival analysis

From: The significance of immunonutrition nutritional support in patients undergoing postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for lung cancer: case–control study

Relevant factors

n (%)

Mean survival (mean ± SD, range) (months)

p-value

Nutritional status

 GroupNS

46 (56.8%)

58.91 ± 3.83 (4–75 ± 18.79)

0.045

 GroupControl

35 (43.2%)

43.49 ± 4.61 (6–66 ± 15.7)

-

Sex

 Male

68 (84%)

50.86 ± 3.74 (4–75 ± 17.97)

0.110

 Female

13 (16%)

59.10 ± 4.36 (18–66 ± 15.84)

 

Histopathological diagnosis

 Adenocarcinoma

41 (50.6%)

56.02 ± 4.22 (4–74 ± 17.72)

0.308

 Squamous cell carcinoma

40 (49.4%)

51.24 ± 4.96 (6–75 ± 18.27)

 

Surgical procedure

 Pneumonectomy

20 (24.7%)

50.69 ± 3.94 (4–75 ± 18.38)

0.151

 Non-pneumonectomy

61 (75.3%)

61.99 ± 5.45 (5–75 ± 17.52)

 
  1. Abbreviation: NS Nutritional supplements