Table 1 General characteristics of pulmonary LELC patients and squamous carcinomas
Factors | Pulmonary LELC (n = 42) | Pulmonary squamous carcinoma (n = 134) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Gender | ||||
 Female | 27 (64.3) | 10 (7.5) | < 0.0001* | |
 Male | 15 (35.7) | 124 (92.5) | ||
Age (years) | ||||
 Median | 50.5 (17–80) | 60 (38–87) | < 0.0001#* | |
  < 40 | 3 (7.1) | 2 (1.5) | ||
 40–60 | 35 (83.4) | 69 (51.5) | ||
  > 60 | 4 (9.5) | 63 (47.0) | ||
Smoking | ||||
 Yes | 8 (19.0) | 111 (82.8) | < 0.0001* | |
 No | 34 (81.0) | 23 (17.2) | ||
Family history of cancer | ||||
 Lung cancer | Yes | 1 (2.4) | 7 (5.2) | 0.681# |
No | 41 (97.6) | 127 (94.8) | ||
 Cancer but not lung cancer | Yes | 6 (14.3) | 8 (6.0) | 0.102 |
No | 36 (85.7) | 126 (94.0) | ||