TABLE 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of the lung cancer patients from the study
| Variables | Data |
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 23 |
| Median age, years | 66 (range 48–78) |
| Male, n (%) | 22 (95.7%) |
| Female, n (%) | 1 (4.3%) |
| Smoking status, n (%) | |
| Current and previous | 22 (95.7%) |
| Never-smoker | 1 (4.3%) |
| COPD, n (%) | 14 (60.9%) |
| Cancer type | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 13 (56.6%) |
| Small cell carcinoma | 5 (21.7%) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 3 (13.0%) |
| Others | 2 (8.7%) |
| Stage, n (%) | |
| I | 4 (17.4%) |
| II | 1 (4.3%) |
| III | 8 (34.8%) |
| IV | 10 (43.5%) |
| Tumour size, cm | 5.7 ± 3.0 |
| Location, n (%) | |
| central | 16 (69.6%) |
| peripheral | 7 (30.4%) |
| CRP, mg/l | 36.5 ± 32.8 |
| WBC, ×106/l | 11.1 ± 9.6 |
COPD = chronic obstructive lung disease; CRP = C-reactive protein; WBC = white blood count