Research Article

Evaluation of the Reliability of Electronic Medical Record Data in Identifying Comorbid Conditions among Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Table 1

Patient characteristics of study sample ( ).

(%)

Line of therapy
 First-line2004 (80%)
 Second-line509 (20%)

Age
 Mean (SD)69.7
 Median (range)70.7 (30–92)

Gender
 Male1378 (55%)
 Female1135 (45%)

Stage at diagnosis
 I-IIIA538 (24%)
 IIIB-IV1664 (76%)
 Missing311

Performance status
 01045 (46%)
 11032 (46%)
 2+175 (8%)
 Missing261

Comorbidity status
 Any comorbidity (1+ comorbidities)553 (22%)
 Specific comorbidities
  Moderate/severe renal disease37 (1.5%)
  Congestive heart failure106 (4.2%)
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder218 (9%)
  Cerebrovascular disease33 (1.3%)
  Diabetes162 (6.4%)
  Peripheral vascular disease113 (4.5%)
  Myocardial infarction21 (0.8%)
  Liver disease16 (0.6%)