Table 1. Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of the Patients.
| A (n = 11) | AB (n = 47) | B1 (n = 38) | B2 (n = 43) | B3 (n = 21) | Thymic carcinoma (n = 56) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | number (percent) | P-value | |||||
| Sex | 0.013 | ||||||
| Males | 6(55) | 25(53) | 17(45) | 23(53) | 16(76) | 43(77) | |
| Females | 5(45) | 22(47) | 21(55) | 20(47) | 5(24) | 13(23) | |
| Age | 0.466 | ||||||
| <45 years | 2(18) | 17(36) | 15(40) | 20(46) | 5(24) | 17(30) | |
| 45–55 years | 2(18) | 13(28) | 10(26) | 12(28) | 5(24) | 14(25) | |
| >55 years | 7(64) | 17(36) | 13(34) | 11(26) | 11(52) | 25(45) | |
| Myasthenia gravis | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 5(45) | 21(45) | 22(58) | 27(63) | 3(14) | 1(2) | |
| No | 6(55) | 26(55) | 16(42) | 16(37) | 16(76) | 55(98) | |
| Symptoms | <0.001* | ||||||
| No symptom | 6(55) | 16(34) | 9(23) | 9(21) | 2(10) | 9(16) | |
| Myasthenia | 5(45) | 21(45) | 22(58) | 27(63) | 3(14) | 1(2) | |
| Chest pain | — | 1(2) | 3(8) | 1(2) | 7(33) | 25(45) | |
| Respiratory symptoms | — | 7(15) | 3(8) | 5(12) | 7(33) | 13(23) | |
| Others | — | 2(4) | 1(3) | 1(2) | 2(10) | 8(14) | |
*P-values were calculated by Monte Carlo Test.