Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of 194 patients
Characteristics | All (n=194) | Malignant (n=139) | Benign (n=55) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.811 | |||
Male | 128(65.9) | 91(65.5) | 37(67.2) | |
Female | 66(34.1) | 48(34.5) | 18(32.8) | |
Age (years) a | 63.7±10.4 | 64.6±10.1 | 62.7±11.6 | 0.236 |
Lesion Size (mm) a | 30.9±17.8 | 32.2±21.2 | 27.8±14.9 | 0.162 |
Location | 0.385 | |||
Upper/Middle lobe | 129(66.5) | 95(68.3) | 34(61.8) | |
Lower lobe | 65(33.5) | 44(31.7) | 21(38.2) | |
Method | 0.039 | |||
CT-guidence | 142(73.1) | 96 (69.1) | 46(83.6) | |
Fluoro-guidence | 52(26.9) | 43(30.9) | 9(16.4) | |
Past history | ||||
Smoking | 104(53.6) | 74 (53.2) | 30(54.5) | 0.869 |
Hypertension | 85(43.8) | 59(42.4) | 26(47.2) | 0.283 |
Diabetes | 25(12.8) | 20(14.3) | 5(9.1) | 0.321 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 30(15.4) | 16(11.5) | 14(25.4) | 0.015 |