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Variables | Surgical method | P value | |
Lobectomy (n=222) | Sublobectomy (n=36) | ||
BMI: body mass index; RUL: right upper lung; RML: right middle lobe; RLL: right lower lung; LUL: left upper lung; LLL: left lower lobe; VPI: visceral pleural invasion; NLNS: number of lymph nodes station. | |||
Gender | 0.240 | ||
Male | 106 (47.7%) | 21 (58.3%) | |
Female | 116 (52.3%) | 15 (41.7%) | |
Age (yr) | 60.32±10.81 | 61.53±13.25 | 0.549 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.14±4.82 | 22.65±4.79 | 0.056 |
Symptom | 0.688 | ||
No | 134 (60.4%) | 23 (63.9%) | |
Yes | 88 (39.6%) | 13 (36.1%) | |
Smoking status | 0.327 | ||
Never | 161 (72.5%) | 23 (63.9%) | |
Ever | 55 (24.8%) | 9 (25.0%) | |
Unknown | 6 (2.7%) | 4 (11.1%) | |
Tumor site | 0.330 | ||
RUL | 87 (39.2%) | 13 (36.1%) | |
RML | 16 (7.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
RLL | 41 (18.5%) | 6 (16.7%) | |
LUL | 44 (19.8%) | 12 (33.3%) | |
LLL | 34 (15.3%) | 5 (13.9%) | |
Tumor size (cm) | 2.42±1.06 | 1.96±0.99 | 0.016 |
NLNS | 5.07±1.45 | 3.28±1.67 | <0.001 |
VPI | 0.438 | ||
No | 91 (41.0%) | 17 (47.2%) | |
Yes | 131 (59.1%) | 19 (52.8%) |