| Variable |
NSCLC patients(%) |
Healthy Controls(%) |
| Total no. |
136 |
136 |
| Sex |
| Males |
110(80.9) |
110(80.9) |
| Females |
26(19.1) |
26(19.1) |
| Age(Years) |
| <45 |
24(17.6) |
24(17.6) |
| >45 |
112(82.3) |
112(82.3) |
| Smoking status |
| Non Smoker |
33(24.3) |
33(24.3) |
| Smokers |
103(75.7) |
103(75.7) |
| Smoking level(pack year) |
| Mild(< 10) |
9(8.9) |
|
| Moderate(< 40) |
49(48.5) |
|
| Heavy(> 40) |
43(42.6) |
|
| Histological type |
| SCC |
79(58.1) |
|
| ADC |
57(41.9) |
|
| TNM stage |
| Early(I & II) |
51(37.5) |
|
| Advanced(III & IV) |
85(62.5) |
|
| Distant metastasis |
| Positive |
35(25.7) |
|
| Negative |
101(74.3) |
|
| Family history of any cancer |
| Significant |
18(13.2) |
|
| Non significant |
118(86.8) |
|
| Cytological type |
| Squamous cell carcinoma |
| Well differentiated |
43(54.4) |
|
| Moderately differentiated |
22(27.8) |
|
| Poorly differentiated |
14(17.7) |
|
| Adenocarcinoma |
| Well differentiated |
11(19.3) |
|
| Moderately differentiated |
16(28.1) |
|
| Poorly differentiated |
30(52.6) |
|
| Malignant pleural effusion |
| Yes |
54(39.7) |
|
| No |
82(60.3) |
|
|