Table 1.

The clinical information of the study cohort.

Parameters	NSCLC	NMLDs	Healthy controls
Age	62.35 ± 8.52	63.17 ± 9.05	61.45 ± 7.56
Gender
Male	119	48	64
Female	47	22	36
Smoker
Yes	93	38	56
No	73	32	44
Primary location
Left lung	79	33	—
Right lung	87	37	—
Histological type
AC	96	—	—
SCC	70	—	—
Differentiation
Well/moderate	92	—	—
Poor	74	—	—
Lymph node metastasis
Negative	66	—	—
Positive	100	—	—
Stage
I-II	88	—	—
III-IV	78	—	—