Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of lung cancer patients at baseline
| Characteristic | NSCLC | SCLC | Benign |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=108) | (n=74) | (n=74) | |
| Age | |||
| Median (range) | 66 (37-85) | 66 (40-84) | 57.5 (26-84) |
| < 65, n (%) | 49 (45.4) | 31 (41.9) | 49 (66.2) |
| ≥ 65, n (%) | 59 (54.6) | 43 (58.1) | 25 (33.8) |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 68 (63.0) | 62 (83.8) | 48 (64.9) |
| Female | 40 (37.0) | 12 (16.2) | 26 (35.1) |
| Pathology type, n (%) | |||
| Adenocarcinoma | 63 (58.3) | - | - |
| Squamous | 37 (34.3) | - | - |
| NSCLC | 8 (7.4) | - | - |
| SCLC | - | 74 | - |
| Stage, n (%) | |||
| I | 7 (6.5) | 1 (1.4) | - |
| II | 5 (4.6) | 3 (4.1) | - |
| III | 26 (24.1) | 9 (12.2) | - |
| IV | 51 (47.2) | 56 (75.7) | - |
| Unknown | 19 (17.6) | 5 (6.8) | - |