Table 3 Comparison of clinical and radiological characteristics between lepidic predominant and non-lepidic predominant lesions.

From: Combination of mean CT value and maximum CT value as a novel predictor of lepidic predominant lesions in small lung adenocarcinoma presenting as solid nodules

Characteristics

Predominant Subtypes

p value

Lepidic

Non-lepidic

Sex

Men

6 (66.7)

23 (79.3)

0.655

Women

3 (33.3)

6 (20.7)

Age (years)

61.2 ± 10.7

64.5 ± 11.0

0.429

Smoking status

Never

3 (33.3)

3 (10.3)

0.131

Former/current

6 (66.7)

26 (89.7)

CEA (ng/ml)

2.4 ± 1.1

6.4 ± 9.1

0.142

SLX (U/ml)

32.1 ± 11.0

32.4 ± 5.7

0.325

Tumor size on CT (mm)

13.7 ± 2.9

15.6 ± 3.0

0.106

  1. Categorical variables are shown as numbers (%). Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD (range). CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, SLX sialyl Lewis X. p value in Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, Student’s t test, and Mann–Whitney U test.
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