Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of 115 patients with small cell lung cancer
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Median age (range) | 68 (43-93) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 88 (76.5) |
| Female | 27 (23.5) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never smoker | 26 (22.6) |
| Ex-smoker | 48 (41.7) |
| Current smoker | 41 (35.7) |
| Performance status | |
| ECOG 0-2 | 87 (75.7) |
| ECOG 3-4 | 28 (24.3) |
| Tumor size | |
| T1 (T1a-T1b) | 13 (11.3) |
| T2 (T2a-T2b) | 38 (33.0) |
| T3-T4 | 64 (55.7) |
| Lymph node metastasis | |
| Absent (N0) | 13 (11.3) |
| Present (N1-3) | 102 (88.7) |
| Initial stage | |
| Limited | 34 (29.6) |
| Extended | 81 (70.4) |