Table 1 Summary of patient demographics

Characteristics

Resection for thoracic malignancy

(n = 17)

End stage lung disease other than COPD

(n = 33)

Pathology

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1. IPF (n = 17) (51.5%)

2. Pulmonary hypertension (n = 4) (12.1%)

3. Eisenmenger’s syndrome (n = 2) (6.1%)

4. BOS (n = 2) (6.1%)

5. Bronchiectasis (n = 2) (6.1%)

6. Other (n = 6) (18.2%)

1. Emphysema or COPD (n = 28) (87.5%)

2. α1-antitrypsin deficiency (n = 4) (12.5%)

Sex (n) Female/Male

13/4

11/22

13/19

Mean age (years) (SD)

61.0 (9.7)

55.5 (13.4)

59.1 (8.7)

Mean BMI (kg/m²)(SD)

25.0 (5.2)

25.4 (5.3)

23.8 (4.0)

Smokers/non-smokers/unk

(% smokers)

12/2/3

(70.5%)

15/9/9

(45%)

28/2/2

(87.5%)