Table 2 Sample characteristics of inpatients with lung cancer
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 18 429(65.4) |
 Female | 9771(34.6) |
Age (Mean ± SD) | |
 63.37 ± 10.62 |  |
Age group | |
 ≤ 39 | 447(1.6) |
 40–49 | 2442(8.7) |
 50–59 | 6647(23.6) |
 60–69 | 10 338(36.6) |
 ≥ 70 | 8326(29.5) |
Length of stay | |
 14.23 ± 13.33 |  |
Insurance type | |
 UEBMI | 21 002(74.5) |
 URBME | 7198(25.5) |
Hospital level | |
 Primary | 1310(4.6) |
 Secondary | 9777(34.7) |
 Tertiary | 17 113(60.7) |
Payment method | |
 Fee-for-service | 12 690(45.0) |
 Per-diem payment | 11 708(41.5) |
 Capitation payment | 3255(11.6) |
 Case-based payment | 547(1.9) |
Number of comorbidities | |
 0 | 25 310(89.7) |
 1 | 1180(4.2) |
 ≥ 2 | 1710(6.1) |
Region | |
 East | 4312(15.3) |
 Central | 16 521(58.6) |
 West | 7367(26.1) |
Year | |
 2010 | 203(0.7) |
 2011 | 84(0.3) |
 2012 | 374(1.3) |
 2013 | 4602(16.3) |
 2014 | 7847(27.9) |
 2015 | 7331(26.0) |
 2016 | 7759(27.5) |