Table 3.
Patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | Lung cancer (N = 157) | Healthy control (N = 368) | P values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic data | |||
| Age, years | 57.0 ± 10.9 | 44.5 ± 10.6 | <0.001 |
| Gender (female) | 85 (54.1) | 115 (31.3) | <0.001 |
| Smoking history | 34 (21.7) | 119 (32.3) | 0.014 |
| Current smoking | 22 (14.0) | 101 (27.4) | 0.001 |
| Alcohol history | 15 (9.6) | 61 (16.6) | 0.036 |
| Current alcohol drinking | 10 (6.4) | 60 (16.3) | 0.002 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Diabetes | 8 (5.1) | 11 (3.0) | 0.24 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 39 (24.8) | 28 (7.6) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory disease | 0 | 5 (1.4) | 0.33 |
| Pathological data | |||
| Cancer type | 125/14/7/11 | ||
| AC/SCC/SCLC/others | (79.6/8.9/4.5/7.0) | ||
| Pathological stage | 43/40/18/7/11/15/9 | ||
| IA1/IA2/IA3/IB/II/III/IV | (30.1/28.0/12.6/4.9/7.7/10.5/6.3) | ||
Data are the mean ± standard deviation or number (%).
P values are from ANOVA or Pearson's chi-square test.
AC: adenocarcinoma; N: number; SCC: squamous cell carcinoma; SCLC: small cell lung cancer.