Table 1 Characteristics of the study groups comprising patients with NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer), subdivided into AdCa (adenocarcinoma) and SqCC (squamous cell carcinoma), and cancer-free controls
Total | NSCLC | AdCa | SqCC | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 70 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 25 | |
Gender | Male | 48 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Female | 22 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
Age (years) | Median | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 71 |
Range | 54 - 84 | 54 - 83 | 57 - 83 | 54 - 81 | 56 - 84 | |
Smoking status | Ever | 64 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 20 |
Never | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
Tumor stage | I/II | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
III/IV | 42 | 21 | 21 |