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. 2024 Jan 31;12:e16866. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16866

Table 1. Comparison of clinical data among pT1c33N0M0 NSCLC patients with different lymph nodes.

Characteristics Lymph nodes χ 2 P
0–10 (n = 60) 11∼16 (n = 89) >16 (n = 106)
Gender
Male 43 (71.67%) 63 (70.79%) 73 (68.87%) 0.166 0.920
Female 17 (28.33%) 26 (29.21%) 33 (31.13%)
Age (years)
≤60 19 (31.67%) 37 (41.57%) 29 (27.36%) 4.497 0.106
>60 41 (68.33%) 52 (58.43%) 77 (72.64%)
Smoking history
Yes 16 (26.67%) 33 (37.08%) 27 (25.47%) 3.485 0.175
No 44 (73.33%) 56 (62.92%) 79 (74.53%)
Surgical site
Right upper lung 12 (20.00%) 17 (19.10%) 23 (21.70%) 1.795 0.987
Right middle lung 5 (8.33%) 7 (7.87%) 10 (9.43%)
Right lower lung 9 (15.00%) 9 (10.11%) 14 (13.21%)
Left upper lung 23 (38.34%) 37 (41.57%) 37 (34.91%)
Left lower lung 11 (18.33%) 19 (21.35%) 22 (20.75%)
Tumor max diameter
≤3 cm 41 (68.33%) 68 (76.40%) 54 (50.94%) 14.262 0.001
>3 cm 19 (31.67%) 21 (23.60%) 52 (49.06%)
T stage
T1c stage 43 (71.67%) 57 (64.04%) 53 (50.00%) 9.416 0.052
T2 stage 11 (18.33%) 25 (28.09%) 41 (38.68%)
T3 stage 6 (10.00%) 7 (7.87%) 12 (11.32%)
Pathological type
Adenocarcinoma 44 (73.33%) 56 (62.92%) 54 (50.94%) 12.116 0.017
Squamous cell carcinoma 14 (23.34%) 22 (24.72%) 43 (40.57%)
Other 2 (3.33%) 11 (12.36%) 9 (8.49%)
Preoperative comorbidities
Yes 13 (21.67%) 17 (19.10%) 22 (20.75%) 0.160 0.923
No 47 (78.33%) 72 (80.90%) 84 (79.25%)