Demographics of 100 consecutive patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma in Portsmouth, UK between December 2009 and September 2013
| Variable | Number of patients for whom data were available | Data summary |
| Age at diagnosis (years) (mean±SD) | 100 | 73.2±7.8 |
| Gender | 100 | |
| Male (n (%)) | 85 (85%) | |
| Female (n (%)) | 15 (15%) | |
| Weight (kg) (mean±SD) | 70 | 74.8±16.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (mean±SD) | 48 | 26.0±4.9 |
| Asbestos exposure | 89 | |
| Yes (n (%)) | 69 (78%) | |
| No (n (%)) | 20 (22%) | |
| Smoking status | 94 | |
| Non-smoker (n (%)) | 25 (27%) | |
| Ex-smoker (n (%)) | 57 (61%) | |
| Current smoker (n (%)) | 12 (13%) | |
| Performance status (PS) | 95 | |
| 0 (n (%)) | 24 (25%) | |
| 1 (n (%)) | 43 (45%) | |
| 2+ (n (%)) | 28 (29%) | |
| Comorbidities | 98 | |
| Respiratory comorbidity (n (%)) | 17 (17%) | |
| Non-respiratory comorbidity (n (%)) | 69 (70%) | |
| Total no of comorbidities | ||
| 0 (n (%)) | 24 (24%) | |
| 1 (n (%)) | 39 (40%) | |
| 2+ (n (%)) | 35 (36%) | |
| Dyspnoea (n (%)) | 99 | 84 (85%) |
| Chest pain (n (%)) | 99 | 43 (43%) |
| Cough (n (%)) | 99 | 55 (56%) |
| Weight loss (n (%)) | 99 | 51 (52%) |
| Loss of appetite (n (%)) | 99 | 45 (45%) |
| Night sweats (n (%)) | 99 | 13 (13%) |
| Fever (n (%)) | 99 | 2 (2%) |
| Histological subtype | 94 | |
| Epithelioid (n (%)) | 63 (67%) | |
| Sarcomatoid (n (%)) | 21 (22%) | |
| Unclassified (n (%)) | 10 (11%) | |
| Malignant cells (cytology) (n (%)) | 65 | 18 (28%) |
| Hb g/dL (mean±SD) | 99 | 13.3±1.7 |
| RDW % (median (IQR)) | 99 | 14.1 (13.2 to 15.3) |
| PLT ×109/L (mean±SD) | 99 | 340±114 |
| WCC ×109/L (median (IQR)) | 99 | 9.2 (8.1 to 11.7) |
| NLR (median (IQR)) | 99 | 5.2 (3.4 to 7.6) |
| CRP mg/L (median (IQR)) | 66 | 48 (15 to 80) |
| Urea mmol/L (median (IQR)) | 98 | 4.7 (4.0 to 6.2) |
| Na mmol/L (mean±SD) | 98 | 136±3 |
| K mmol/L (mean±SD) | 96 | 4.4±0.4 |
| Creatinine µmol/L (median (IQR)) | 98 | 81 (67 to 94) |
| Total protein g/L (mean±SD) | 92 | 66.9±6.1 |
| Albumin g/L (mean±SD) | 92 | 32.9±5.0 |
| ALP IU/L* (median (IQR)) | 92 | 73 (56 to 92) |
| Adjusted calcium mmol/L (median (IQR)) | 80 | 2.32 (2.26 to 2.39) |
| Phosphate mmol/L (mean±SD) | 77 | 1.16±0.23 |
| Pleural fluid protein g/L (mean±SD) | 49 | 43.7±8.9 |
| Pleural fluid LDH IU/L* (median (IQR)) | 52 | 701 (488 to 1376) |
Categorical variables are summarised by the number and percentage. Continuous variables with a normal distribution are summarised by the mean and SD. Continuous variables with a skewed distribution are summarised by the median and IQR.
*International units per litre.