Table 1.
Patient demographics.
| Adenocarcinoma (AdenoCa) | Squamous cell carcinoma (SqCCa) | Non-malignant (NM) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | 31 (40%) | 19 (24%) | 29 (36%) | 79 (100%) |
| Stage I | - | - | - | - |
| II | 7 (22%) | 1 (5%) | - | 8 (10% |
| III | 15 (48%) | 9 (47%) | - | 24 (30%) |
| IV | 9 (29%) | 9 (47%) | - | 18 (23%) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 17 (55%) | 14 (78%) | 15 (52%) | 46 (58%) |
| Female | 14 (45%) | 5 (22%) | 14 (48%) | 33 (42%) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Yes | 31 (100%) | 18 (95%) | 22 (76%) | 71 (90%) |
| No | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 7 (24%) | 8 (10%) |
| Age | 62.0 ± 10.7 | 66.0 ± 12.6 | 62.2 ± 14.2 | 63.0 ± 12.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Caucasian | 26 | 19 | 26 | 71 (90%) |
| African | American | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 (10%) | ||||