Research Article

Comparison of Sleep Quality before and after Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the lung cancer patients.

Number%

Past medical history
 COPD2132.8
 Pulmonary tuberculosis1015.6
 Hypertension2335.9
 Diabetes mellitus914.1
 Gastroduodenal ulcer1015.6
 Benign prostatic hyperplasia812.5
Performance status (PS)
 01726.6
 12335.9
 22234.4
 323.1
Stage
 IIIa46.3
 IIIb1320.3
 IIIc914.1
 IVa1015.6
 IVb1421.9
 IVc1421.9
Delays (days)MeanMedian
 1st X Ray–1st consultation18.517
 1st consultation–diagnosis40.632