| Variable |
NSCLC patients (%) |
Healthy Controls (%) |
| Total No. |
160 |
160 |
| Gender |
| Males |
124(77.5) |
124(77.5) |
| Females |
36(22.5) |
36(22.5) |
| Age at diagnosis (Years) |
| <45 |
32(20.0) |
32(20.0) |
| >45 |
128(80.0) |
128(80.0) |
| Mean ± SD age (Y) |
57.32 ± 11.9
(range, 30–85 Years) |
56.02 ± 10.6
(range,32–80 Years) |
| Smoking Status |
| Non Smoker |
47(29.4) |
47(29.4) |
| Smokers |
113(70.6) |
113(70.6) |
| Current smokers |
48(42.5) |
48(42.5) |
| Ex–smokers |
65 (57.5) |
65 (57.5) |
| Smoking Level (Pack Year) |
| Mild (≤ 10) |
18(15.9) |
18(15.9) |
| Moderate (≤ 40) |
49(43.4) |
49(43.4) |
| Heavy (> 40) |
46(40.7) |
46(40.7) |
| Smoking Type |
| Cigarette |
53(46.9) |
53(46.9) |
| Beedi |
23(20.4) |
23(20.4) |
| Hooka |
37(32.7) |
37(32.7) |
| Histological Type. |
| SCC |
79(49.4) |
|
| ADC |
81(50.6) |
|
| TNM Stage |
| Early ( I & II) |
60(37.5) |
|
| Advanced ( III & IV ) |
100(62.5) |
|
| Distant Metastasis |
| Positive |
42(26.2) |
|
| Negative |
118(73.8) |
|
| Family History of any cancer |
| Significant |
19(11.9) |
|
| Non Significant |
141(88.1) |
|
| SCC Grade |
| Well differentiated |
43(54.4) |
|
| Moderately differentiated |
22(27.8) |
|
| Poorly differentiated |
14(17.7) |
|
| ADC Grade |
| Well differentiated |
14(17.3) |
|
| Moderately differentiated |
22(27.2) |
|
| Poorly differentiated |
45(55.5) |
|
