Table 3 Patients’ characteristics

From: CYFRA 21-1 is a prognostic determinant in non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a meta-analysis in 2063 patients

Variables

Median age (interquartile)

63 (54.9–69.0)

Sex: number (rate)

 Male

1740 (0.84)

 Female

323 (0.16)

Performance status (PS): number (rate)

 PS0

378 (0.18)

 PS1

682 (0.33)

 PS2

474 (0.23)

 PS3

197 (0.10)

 PS4

57 (0.03)

 PS not available

275 (0.13)

Stage group: number (rate)

 Ia–Ib

209 (0.102)

 Iia–Iib

108 (0.052)

 IIIa

287 (0.139)

 IIIb

563 (0.273)

 IV

886 (0.429)

 Stage not done

10 (0.005)

Histology: number (rate)

 SQC

1039 (0.50)

 ADE

721 (0.35)

 LCC

303 (0.15)

Induction treatment: number (rate)

 Surgery

437 (0.21)

 No surgery

1521 (0.74)

 Not known

105 (0.05)

CYFRA 21-1: number (rate)

3.6 ng ml−1

1049 (0.51)

 >3.6 ng ml−1

1014 (0.49)

  1. SQC=squamous cell carcinoma; ADE=adenocarcinma; LCC=large cell carcinoma.