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Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects

From: Efficacy of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor in monitoring first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Characteristics

Cases (n = 134)

Controls (n = 100)

Age (years), median (range)‡

56.5 (33-85)

56.5 (35-86)

Sex#

  

   Male

121 (90.3%)

78 (78.0%)

   Female

13 (9.7%)

22 (22.0%)

Smoking status†

  

   Never smokers

26 (19.4%)

33 (33.0%)

   Smokers

108 (80.6%)

67 (67.0%)

VEGF levels (pg/mL) *

265.7 (155.7-408.0)

74.5 (40.3-132.0)

Median (25-75% quartile)

  
  1. ‡p = 0.642;# p = 0.009;† p = 0.026; * p < 0.0001
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