Table III.
Comparison of clinicopathological data between patients with high- and low-level of Coenzyme Q10.
| Coenzyme Q10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | High (n=22) | Low (n=13) | P-value |
| Age | 60.5±11.4 | 66.8±13.7 | NS |
| Sex | NS | ||
| Male | 8 | 4 | |
| Female | 14 | 9 | |
| T factor | NS | ||
| T1 | 1 | 1 | |
| T2 | 4 | 1 | |
| T3 | 8 | 6 | |
| T4 | 7 | 4 | |
| Tx | 2 | 1 | |
| N factor | |||
| N0 | 2 | 1 | |
| N1 | 5 | 3 | |
| N2 | 9 | 6 | |
| N3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Nx | 3 | 1 | |
| M factor | NS | ||
| M0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M1a | 14 | 9 | |
| M1b | 8 | 4 | |
| Histology | NS | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 14 | 10 | |
| SCC | 8 | 3 | |
NS, Not Significant; T factor, Primary Tumor; N factor, Regional Lymph Node; M factor, Distant Metastasis; M1a, Contra-lateral lung metastasis, pleural nodules, malignant pleural effusion; M1b, Distant metastasis to organs other than lungs; SCC, Squamous Cell Carcinoma.