Table 2.
Representative characteristics of cancer patients and healthy subjects.
| N (percentage, %) | |
|---|---|
| Total patient numbers | 572 |
| Age (years, median, range) | 63 (27-94) |
| ≥60 | 340 |
| <60 | 232 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 279 (48.78) |
| Female | 293 (51.22) |
| Group | |
| Non small cell lung cancer patient (NSCLC) | 128 (22.38%) |
| Breast cancer patient (BC) | 161 (28.15%) |
| Prostate cancer (PC) | 166 (29.02%) |
| Pancreatic adenocarcinoma patient (PAAD) | 53 (9.27%) |
| Esophageal carcinoma patient (EC) | 59 (10.31%) |
| Hepatocellular cancer (HCC) | 5 (0.87%) |
| Total healthy subject number | 83 |
| Age (years, median, range) | 56 (28-77) |
| ≥60 | 27 |
| <60 | 56 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 42 |
| Female | 41 |