From: Evaluation of lung flute in sputum samples for molecular analysis of lung cancer
Lung cancer patients | % | Cancer-free controls | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | Mean | Mean | ||
Total no. | 39 | 42 | ||
Age, years | 65.6 | 62.3 | ||
7.8 | 8.4 | |||
Gender | ||||
Men | 23 | 58.9 | 26 | 60.5 |
Women | 16 | 41.1 | 16 | 39.5 |
Race | ||||
White American | 29 | 74.4 | 31 | 73.8 |
African American | 10 | 25.6 | 11 | 26.2 |
Smoking, pack-years | 48.5 | 46.7 | ||
35.3 | 32.8 | |||
Histology | ||||
Adenocarcinoma | 21 | 53.9 | ||
Squamous cell carcinoma | 18 | 46.1 | ||
All are stage I NSCLC |