TABLE 1.

BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED LUNG CANCER WHO UNDERWENT ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND-GUIDED TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION

Patient Characteristics	Number
Gender
Male	455 (59%)
Female	319 (41%)
Age, yr
<50	43 (5%)
50–75	540 (70%)
>75	191 (25%)
Ethnicity
Caucasian	683 (88%)
South Asian	21 (3%)
East Asian	5 (1%)
African	3 (<1%)
Caribbean	2 (<1%)
Other	1 (<1%)
Unknown	59 (8%)
Total	774