Table 3.

LOH/MSI frequencies (%) in NSCLC patients regarding their smoking habits

Marker	D3S1234	D3S1300	D3S3615	D3S1611	D3S1583	D3S1317	D3S3611	U Mann–Whitney test
	LOH/MSI frequency (%)a							p
Smoking time period (years)
<40	35	16	18	28	31	24	27	0.007
≥40	41	55	30	56	42	40	31
Pack years (PYs)
<40 PYs	33	8	19	21	21	26	22	0.004
≥40 PYs	41	54	25	52	45	37	34

^aAnalyzed only in group of smokers