Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of enrolled NSCLC patients
| Characteristic | NSCLC patients (n = 262) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 195 (74.43) |
| Female | 67 (25.57) |
| Age (years) | |
| <60 | 86 (32.82) |
| ≥60 | 176 (67.18) |
| Tumor diameter (cm) | |
| <5 | 89 (40.84) |
| ≥5 | 155 (59.16) |
| The history of smoking and drinking | |
| Smoke, No (%) | 136 (51.91) |
| Drink, No (%) | 95 (36.26) |
| Degree of tumor differentiation | |
| high differentiation | 48 (18.32) |
| Moderate differentiation | 159 (60.69) |
| poor differentiation | 55(20.99) |
| Lymph node metastasis | |
| YES | 99 (37.79) |
| NO | 163 (62.21) |
| Tumor stage | |
| I | 83 (31.68) |
| II | 89 (33.97) |
| III | 90 (34.35) |
| CEA (ng/ml) | 6.0 (0.8-1850.6) |