Journal of Cancer Epidemiology / 2011 / Article / Tab 1  / 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 (
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  (%)Line of therapy  First-line 2004 (80%)  Second-line 509 (20%)  Age  Mean (SD) 69.7  Median (range) 70.7 (30–92)  Gender  Male 1378 (55%)  Female 1135 (45%)  Stage at diagnosis  I-IIIA 538 (24%)  IIIB-IV 1664 (76%)  Missing 311  Performance status  0 1045 (46%)  1 1032 (46%)  2+ 175 (8%)  Missing 261  Comorbidity status  Any comorbidity (1+ comorbidities) 553 (22%)  Specific comorbidities   Moderate/severe renal disease 37 (1.5%)   Congestive heart failure 106 (4.2%)   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder 218 (9%)   Cerebrovascular disease 33 (1.3%)   Diabetes 162 (6.4%)   Peripheral vascular disease 113 (4.5%)   Myocardial infarction 21 (0.8%)   Liver disease 16 (0.6%)