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366 CHAPTER 18 RESULTS PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS Descriptive data are described in Table 1. A total of 85 patients were included with a mean age of 81.5 years (SD 6.5). The majority of patients were female (55.3%) with a mean BMI of 26.9 kg/m² (SD 4.8). Most patients were former smokers (54.1%) with mean pack years of 21-40 years. Most patients had multiple comorbidities, as represented by a high Charlson Comor - bidity Index score (CCI). Most patients underwent treatment with curative intent (83.5%). The median follow-up time was 11.14 months (IQR 3.64-21.83 months); 33 patients (38.8%) died during the study period. Table 1. Patient characteristics Characteristics Frequencies n, (%) or Mean (SD) Gender Female Male 47 (55.3) 38 (44.7) Age (years) (mean, SD) 81.5 (6.5) BMI (kg/m²) (mean, SD) 26.9 (4.8) Smoking status Never Former Current 30 (35.3) 46 (54.1) 9 (10.6) Pack-years 1-20 21-40 41-60 ≥61 8 (9.4) 10 (11.8) 4 (4.7) 7 (8.2) Alcohol use Never Former Current 28 (32.9) 8 (9.4) 49 (57.6) Alcohol intake (units/day) <2 2-4 ≥5 37 (43.5) 12 (14.1) - Charlson comorbidity index Mild (0-3) Moderate (4-5) Severe (≥6) 4 (4.7) 10 (11.8) 71 (83.5) Weight loss in the past six months None <10% ≥ 10% 56 (65.9) 23 (27.1) 6 (7.1)

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