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. 2013 Dec 11;3:3473. doi: 10.1038/srep03473

Table 1. The characteristics of the patients.

  Malignant group Benign group
Age, years 60.2 ± 1.3 56.9 ± 1.4
Gender    
Male 38 17
Female 10 22
Smoking status    
Smokers 25 14
Non-smokers 23 25
Pack/years 60.1 ± 8.0 38.9 ± 5.9
Histological type    
Squamous cell carcinoma 19  
Adenocarcinoma 15  
Small-cell lung cancer 11  
Others 3