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Table 1 Matching of lung cancer and control subjects

From: The effect of metformin and thiazolidinedione use on lung cancer in diabetics

  

Lung cancer (507)

Control (507)

P-value

Age

As of 1/1/1990

56.2 (49.1, 61.6)

56.6 (49.7, 62.0)

0.39

Gender

Female

38.9%

38.9%

>0.99

 

Male

61.1%

61.1%

 

Tobacco Use

Current

14.0%

14.2%

0.011

 

Former

73.6%

75.3%

 
 

Never

10.3%

10.5%

 
 

Unknown

2.2%

0%

 

Pack-years

 

40 (25, 45)

35 (25, 45)

0.13

BMI

 

28.7 (25.1, 33.4)

30.6 (26.8, 35.5)

<0.001

HbA1c

 

7.0 (6.3, 7.8)

7.2 (6.5, 7.8)

0.17

  1. Age, pack-years, BMI, and HbA1C are listed as medians (25th, 75th percentiles). Age is listed as of 1/1/1990 for comparison purposes since matching was based on date of birth.
  2. All subjects with known diabetes mellitus.