Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of patients with LADC and healthy individuals.
| Characteristic | Total | LADC | Healthy Controls | p Value * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 107) | (n = 43) | (n = 64) | ||
| Sample type | ||||
| Feces | 107 | 43 | 64 | |
| BALF | 42 | 42 | NA | |
| Sex | 0.5538 | |||
| Female | 50 (46.7) | 22 (51.2) | 28 (43.8) | |
| Male | 57 (53.3) | 21 (48.8) | 36 (56.2) | |
| Age (years) | <0.001 | |||
| Mean (±SD) | 50 (±13) | 57 (±11) | 46 (±12) | |
| Smoking status | 0.8345 | |||
| Current or recent smoker | 34 (31.8) | 13 (30.2) | 21 (32.8) | |
| Never smoked | 73 (68.2) | 30 (69.8) | 43 (67.2) | |
| Disease stage | ||||
| I | 20 (46.5) | 20 (46.5) | NA | |
| II | 3 (7.0) | 3 (7.0) | NA | |
| III | 10 (23.3) | 10 (23.3) | NA | |
| IV | 10 (23.3) | 10 (23.3) | NA | |
| Distant metastasis | ||||
| Absence | 33 (76.7) | 33 (76.7) | NA | |
| Presence | 10 (23.3) | 10 (23.3) | NA |
Data are presented as mean (±SD) for continuous variables and total number (percentage) for categorical variables. * p value for categorical variables are based on Fisher’s exsact test, while p values for continuous variables are based on Student t-test. NA indicates not applicable.