Table 1. Clinicopathological features of lung SQC and AC.
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Number of subjects (%)
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|---|---|---|---|
| SQC | AC | P-value* | |
| Total | 37 (100) | 32 (100) | |
| Gender | 0.007 | ||
| Male | 32 (86) | 18 (56) | |
| Female | 5 (14) | 14 (44) | |
| Age (years) | 0.415 | ||
| −64 | 12 (32) | 15 (47) | |
| 65− | 20 (54) | 15 (47) | |
| 75+ | 5 (14) | 2 (6) | |
| Smoking | 0.013 | ||
| Non smoker | 2 (5) | 10 (31) | |
| Smoker | 29 (78) | 20 (63) | |
| Unknown | 6 (16) | 2 (6) | |
| Tumour differentiation | 0.441 | ||
| Well | 8 (22) | 7 (22) | |
| Moderate | 23 (62) | 16 (50) | |
| Poor | 6 (16) | 9 (28) | |
| P16 a | 0.799 | ||
| Negative (−9%) | 11 (31) | 11 (34) | |
| Positive (10%−) | 25 (69) | 21 (66) | |
| P53 a | 0.809 | ||
| Negative (−9%) | 20 (56) | 19 (59) | |
| Positive (10%−) | 16 (44) | 13 (41) | |
SQC= squamous cell carcinoma; AC=adenocarcinoma.
*P-values for difference between SQCs and ACs were obtained from Fisher's exact test.
a
Expression of p16 and p53 was not examined in one SQC because of the shortage of tissue sample.