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Table 4 Correlation between factors and RP by univariate analysis

From: Risk factors for radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer patients with subclinical interstitial lung disease after thoracic radiation therapy

Factors Grade ≥ 2 RP (N = 45) Grade ≥ 3 RP (N = 18)
Grade < 2 RP Grade ≥ 2 RP p value Grade < 3 RP Grade ≥ 3 RP p value
Gender    0.175    0.439
 Male 37 44   63 18  
 Female 5 1   6 0  
Age (years)    0.256    0.659
 < 70 25 32   46 11  
 ≥ 70 17 13   23 7  
Smoking history    0.165    0.493
 No 15 10   21 4  
 Yes 27 35   48 14  
Pathological type    0.503    0.219
 NSCLC 29 28   43 14  
 SCLC 13 17   26 4  
Tumor stage    0.092    0.692
 I 2 0   2 0  
 III 28 36   51 13  
 IV 4 6   7 3  
 Postoperative 8 3   9 2  
Tumor location    0.043    0.120
 Upper lobe 32 25   48 9  
 Middle or lower lobe 10 20   21 9  
Chemotherapy with gemcitabine in the past    0.856    0.031
 No 26 27   46 7  
 Yes 16 18   23 11  
Concurrent chemotherapy    0.142    0.782
 No 30 38   53 15  
 Yes 12 7   16 3  
Distribution of subclinical ILD    0.275    0.157
 Lateral 7 4   11 0  
 Bilateral 35 41   58 18  
Morphology of subclinical ILD    0.399    0.137
 No honeycombing 34 33   56 11  
 Honeycombing 8 12   13 7  
Percentage of lung volume affected in subclinical ILD    0.171    0.037
 < 25% 38 36   62 12  
 ≥ 25% 4 9   7 6  
Pulmonary emphysema    0.658    0.775
 No 6 8   12 2  
 Yes 36 37   57 16  
Total dose (Gy)    0.834    0.349
 EQD2 < 60.0 13 13   19 7  
 EQD2 ≥ 60.0 29 32   50 11  
Single fraction dose    0.826    1.000
 2.0 Gy 38 39   61 16  
 > 2.0 Gy, ≤ 3.0 Gy 4 6   8 2  
FVC% 89.53 ± 14.50 92.15 ± 25.83 0.632 89.93 ± 22.58 94.53 ± 17.75 0.472
FEV1/ FVC (%) 74.71 ± 9.05 74.05 ± 9.89 0.782 74.57 ± 8.52 73.56 ± 12.40 0.720
MLD (Gy) 11.52 ± 3.36 12.97 ± 2.45 0.024 12.00 ± 3.15 13.29 ± 2.11 0.106
V5 (%) 46.07 ± 12.51 48.24 ± 9.54 0.363 46.19 ± 11.69 51.06 ± 7.25 0.097
V10 (%) 33.14 ± 9.84 35.00 ± 7.20 0.316 33.68 ± 9.26 35.72 ± 5.04 0.216
V20 (%) 20.62 ± 6.88 21.89 ± 4.46 0.314 21.10 ± 6.14 21.94 ± 4.05 0.583
V30 (%) 14.24 ± 5.64 16.07 ± 4.08 0.085 14.91 ± 5.12 16.22 ± 4.22 0.321
GTV (cc) 97.80(3.75–398.99) 120.17(20.47–497.86) 0.288 105.40(3.75–398.99) 105.14(20.47–497.86) 0.991
PTV (cc) 355.88(69.26–2601.29) 392.60(300.77–1070.38) 0.139 379.12(69.26–2601.29) 349.95(257.32–1070.38) 0.608
  1. RP, radiation pneumonitis; NSCLC, non-small-cell lung cancer; SCLC, small-cell lung cancer; ILD, interstitial lung disease; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC%, percentage forced vital capacity; EQD2, equivalent dose in 2.0 Gy/(fraction per day); MLD, mean lung dose; V5, percentage of lung volume receiving ≥ 5 Gy; V10, percentage of lung volume receiving ≥ 10 Gy; V20, percentage of lung volume receiving ≥ 20 Gy; V30, percentage of lung volume receiving ≥ 30 Gy; GTV, gross tumor volume; PTV, planning target volume
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