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Clinical characteristics (n = 234)
| Factors | No.(%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 155(48.7%) |
| Female | 79(48.7%) |
| Age, years | |
| Median | 65 |
| Range | 31–85 |
| Smoking history | |
| Never | 145(62.0%) |
| Former/current | 84(35.9%) |
| Unclear | 5(2.1%) |
| Pathology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 172(73.5%) |
| Squamous | 21(9.0%) |
| NSCLC | 41(17.5%) |
| Tumor Stage | |
| III | 58(24.8%) |
| IV | 176(75.2%) |
| Cytological sample types | |
| FNA (lung) | 114(48.7%) |
| FNA (lymph node) | 30(12.8%) |
| EBUS FNA | 36(15.4%) |
| TBNA | 36(15.4%) |
| Pleural effusion | 18(7.7%) |
