Table 1 Patient characteristics
Control | Embolized | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 68 | % | N = 70 | % | ||
Age | |||||
Mean ± (SD) | 55.2 (± 12.8) | 60.3 (± 8.3) | 0.013 | ||
Median (range) | 56.5 (22–80) | 61 (41–83) | |||
Sex | |||||
Male | 50 | 73.5 | 55 | 78.6 | 0.488 |
Female | 18 | 26.5 | 15 | 21.4 | |
Tobacco | |||||
No | 35 | 51.5 | 31 | 44.3 | 0.398 |
Yes | 33 | 48.5 | 39 | 55.7 | |
Occupational exposure | |||||
No | 64 | 94.1 | 61 | 87.1 | 0.16 |
Yes | 4 | 5.9 | 9 | 12.9 | |
Emphysema and ILD | |||||
No | 41 | 60.3 | 38 | 54.3 | 0.476 |
Yes | 27 | 39.7 | 32 | 45.7 | |
Asthma | |||||
No | 57 | 83.8 | 53 | 75.7 | 0.236 |
Yes | 11 | 16.2 | 17 | 24.3 | |
Pre-procedural rim pneumothorax | |||||
No | 66 | 97.1 | 68 | 97.1 | 0.977 |
Yes | 2 | 2.9 | 2 | 2.9 | |