Table 1.
Clinical and histological characteristics of the patient population
| Variable (n = 115) | n (%)a |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis, years | 61 (52.4–68.5) |
| BMI at diagnosis, kg/m2 | 25 (23.0–27.5) |
| Female sex | 59 (51.3) |
| Type of NSCLC | |
| Squamous | 9 (7.8) |
| Non-squamous | 106 (92.2) |
| Histology | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 10 (8.7) |
| Non-squamous cell carcinoma | 2 (1.7) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 102 (88.7) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.9) |
| Stage at first NSCLC diagnosis | |
| Stage IA | 1 (0.9) |
| Stage IIB | 1 (0.9) |
| Stage IIIB | 1 (0.9) |
| Stage IV | 112 (97.4) |
| Positive smoking history | 57 (49.6) |
| Wood smoke exposure | |
| Positive | 50 (43.5) |
| Negative | 63 (54.8) |
| Unknown | 2 (1.7) |
| Family history of NSCLC | |
| Positive | 1 (0.9) |
| Negative | 112 (97.4) |
| Unknown | 2 (1.7) |
BMI body mass index, n sample size of the variable, NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer
aData are presented as n (%) or median (lower–upper quartile)