Table 1.

Characteristics of patients and nodules

	Hook wire group (n = 122)	Coil group (n = 76)	P value
Age (years)	57.47 ± 10.28	56.79 ± 10.68	0.657
Sex (male/female)	59/63	38/38	0.822
Smoke (yes/no)	27/95	12/64	0.275
Diameter (mm)	8.28 ± 3.19	9.58 ± 4.16	0.014
Distance (mm)	19.82 ± 8.86	21.84 ± 10.06	0.140
Location
Right upper lobe	48 (39.3%)	20 (26.3%)	0.060
Right middle lobe	7 (5.7%)	6 (7.9%)	0.567
Right lower lobe	28 (23.0%)	17 (2.4%)	0.924
Left upper lobe	23 (18.9%)	19 (25.0%)	0.303
Left lower lobe	16 (13.1%)	14 (18.4%)	0.311