Table 1: Comparison of patient characteristics between groups.

 

< 70: No. of patients 73 (60%)

≥ 70 No. of patients 47 (40%)

p

Age

Mean

SD

 

61 (41-69)

6.9

 

73 (70-81)

3.2

 

Gender

Male

Female

 

69 (95%)

4 (5%)

 

45 (95%)

2 (5%)

 

0.562

Smoking habit

Never smoker

Active smoker

Ex-smoker

 

1 (1%)

50 (70%)

22 (29%)

 

2 (4%)

8 (17%)

37 (79%)

 

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

Histology

Squamous

Adenocarcinoma

Large cell

Not typed

 

55 (75%)

14 (20%)

4 (5%)

0

 

33 (72%)

6 (12%)

7 (15%)

1 (1%)

 

0.163

0.146