Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Respirol. Nov 28, 2013; 3(3): 110-115
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.5320/wjr.v3.i3.110
Table 1 Patient’s characteristics (all patients) n (%)
VariablesNo. of patients (n = 474)
Age (yr)
(median 64)< 65264 (55.7)
(range 23-85)≥ 65210 (44.3)
Gender
Male323 (68.1)
Female151 (31.9)
Performance status
(ECOG)0148 (31.2)
1240 (50.6)
265 (13.7)
320 (0.04)
41 (0.002)
Smoking
Yes320 (67.5)
No154 (32.5)
Histology
Adenocarcinoma333 (70.3)
Non-adenocarcinoma141 (29.7)
Clinical stage
IIIB109 (23.0)
IV365 (77.0)