Table 3.
Variable | No. of Patients | Mean ± S.E. a | Range | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
TNM Stage b | 0.213 c | |||
III | 24 | 0.34 ± 0.17 | 0.0–3.89 | |
IV | 88 | 2.06 ± 0.56 | 0.0–28.27 | |
Smoking status | ||||
Non-smokers | 7 | 0.05 ± 0.03 | 0.0–0.21 | 0.135 d |
Former smokers | 33 | 3.07 ± 1.06 | 0.0–28.27 | |
Smokers | 68 | 1.41 ± 0.53 | 0.0–26.14 | |
PD-L1 status | ||||
Negative | 37 | 1.01 ± 0.38 | 0.0–8.59 | 0.239 c |
Positive | 45 | 2.23 ± 0.84 | 0.0–26.14 | |
Histologic type | ||||
Adenocarcinoma | 91 | 1.85 ± 0.46 | 0.0–26.14 | 0.183 d |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 15 | 0.17 ± 0.06 | 0.0–0.67 | |
Other | 8 | 3.54 ± 3.53 | 0.0–28.27 | |
Performance status e | ||||
0 | 86 | 1.29 ± 0.37 | 0.0–19.62 | 0.379 c |
1 or 2 | 27 | 3.27 ± 1.43 | 0.0–28.27 | |
Gender | ||||
Males | 92 | 1.38 ± 0.41 | 0.0–28.27 | 0.361 c |
Females | 22 | 3.27 ± 1.49 | 0.0–26.14 | |
Number of metastatic organs | ||||
≤2 | 88 | 1.30 ± 0.39 | 0.0–28.27 | 0.064 c |
>2 | 26 | 3.25 ± 1.38 | 0.0–26.14 |
a Standard error. b TNM staging system. c Calculated by the “Mann–Whitney U test”. d Calculated by the “Jonckheere-Terpstra Test”. e Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status.