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. 2007 Oct 19;134(6):645–652. doi: 10.1007/s00432-007-0328-4

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of patients and controls

Variables Cases (N=211) Controls (N=211) OR (95% CI) P-value
Age
Mean age 57.82 ± 11.74 56.21 ± 10.36 1.01 (0.996–1.031) 0.138
≤50 years 53 (49.5%) 54 (50.5%)
≥50 years 158 (50.2%) 157(49.8%) 1.02 (0.661–1.590) 0.991
Gender
Male (%) 182 (86.3%) 184 (87.2%) 1.08 (0.619–1.906) 0.774
Female (%) 29 (13.7%) 27 (12.8%) 0.9 (0.525–1.617) 0.774
Smoking
Non-smokers 68(32.2%) 92(43.6%)
Smokers 143 (67.8%) 119 (56.4%) 1.6 (1.117–2.473) 0.01
Positive family history of cancer
No 179 (84.8%) 189 (89.6%)
Yes 32 (15.2%) 22 (10.4%) 1.5 (0.860–2.743) 0.147
Histology
NSCLC 171 (81%)
SCLC 20 (9.5%) NA
Unclassified 20 (9.5%)
Stage
Stage I and II 96 (45.5%)
Stage III and IV 85 (40.3%) NA
Stage unknown 30 (14.21%)
Metastasis
No 170(80.6%)
Yes 41 (19.4%) NA