15 | Smoking (≥20 pack years) | 46.4% (65) | 15.0% (63) | 58.819 | <0.001 |
16 | Corticosteroid use | 31.4% (44) | 19.8% (83) | 8.150 | 0.004 |
17 | Diabetes- mellitus | 9.3% (13) | 10.2% (43) | 0.106 | 0.745 |
18 | Hypertension | 39.3% (55) | 13.3% (56) | 44.499 | <0.001 |
19 | Coughing (post-op) | 17.9% (25) | 5.0% (21) | 23.021 | <0.001 |
20 | Vomiting (post-op) | 2.9% (4) | 1.9% (8) | 0.454 | 0.500 |
21 | Malignancy |
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Local disease | 35.0% (49) | 19.8% (83) | 13.533 | <0.001 | |
metastasis’ | 13.6% (19) | 19.0% (80) | 2.164 | 0,141 | |
22 | Wound infection | 53.6% (75) | 10.0% (42) | 120.609 | <0.001 |
23 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 30.0% (42) | 15.0% (63) | 15.508 | <0.001 |