Table 1. Clinical characteristics of recruited participants.
Lung cancer (n=50) | Noncancer control (n=38) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 0.135 | ||
Mean ± SD | 63.0 ± 9.6 | 60.1 ± 7.8 | |
Range | 37-81 | 45-79 | |
Gender, n (%) | 0.765 | ||
Male | 42 (84%) | 31 (81.6%) | |
Female | 8 (16%) | 7 (18.4%) | |
Smoking status, n (%) | 0.888 | ||
Smokers | 31 (62%) | 23 (60.5%) | |
Nonsmokers | 19 (38%) | 15 (39.5%) | |
Pack-years | 54.8 ± 6.3 | 41.4 ± 5.6 | 0.134 |
Cell type, n (%) | |||
Squamous cell carcinoma | 19 (38%) | ||
Adenocarcinoma | 19 (38%) | ||
Small-cell lung cancer | 12 (24%) | ||
TNM stage, n (%) | |||
I | 12 (24%) | ||
II | 12 (24%) | ||
III | 12 (24%) | ||
IV | 14 (28%) |