Table 3 Details of healthy donors, and COPD and lung cancer patients.
Parameters | Healthy Donors | COPD | Lung cancer |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 27 | 37 | 45 |
Age (mean ± SD) | 61.1 ± 10.4 | 70.1 ± 10.2 | 56.7 ± 10.6 |
Gender | |||
Male | 20 | 19 | 41 |
Female | 7 | 18 | 4 |
Lung Cancer Patients Categories | |||
Non-Metastatic | 25 | ||
Adenocarcinoma | — | — | 22 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | — | — | 3 |
Metastatic | 20 | ||
Adenocarcinoma | — | — | 15 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | — | — | 5 |
