Table 1. Malignant pleural mesothelioma patient characteristics.
| Variables | Epithelioid n = 234 (%) | Non-epithelioid* n = 49 (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median, range) | 63 (29–85) | 66 (41–79) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 64 | (27.4) | 6 | (12.2) |
| Male | 170 | (72.6) | 43 | (87.8) |
| Asbestos exposure | ||||
| (+) | 97 | (41.5) | 26 | (53.1) |
| (-) | 70 | (29.9) | 7 | (14.3) |
| Unknown | 67 | (28.6) | 16 | (32.7) |
| Smoking history | ||||
| (+) | 136 | (58.1) | 28 | (57.1) |
| (-) | 46 | (19.7) | 8 | (16.3) |
| Unknown | 52 | (22.2) | 13 | (26.5) |
| Induction chemotherapy | ||||
| (+) | 65 | (27.8) | 9 | (18.4) |
| (-) | 164 | (70.1) | 39 | (79.6) |
| Unknown | 5 | (2.1) | 1 | (2.0) |
| Stage | ||||
| I, II | 76 | (32.5) | 8 | (16.3) |
| III, IV | 158 | (67.5) | 41 | (83.7) |
* Biphasic or sarcomatoid subtypes
SD, standard deviation