Table 1.

Comparison of baseline data ($\overline{x}$ ± s).

Groups	n	Gender		Age		Clinical stage
		Male	Female	Range	Mean age	IIIB	IV
Control group	60	33	27	42–71	50.45 ± 5.68	42	18
Experimental group	60	31	29	40–72	50.18 ± 5.94	37	23
t value	—	0.251
P value	—	0.802