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Table 1 Basic characteristic of all patients for 601 patients with SCLC

From: Serum low-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein expression level at diagnosis are favorable prognostic factors in patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC)

Variables

All cohort

No.

Percent

Age (years)

 Median

60.0

 Range

19.0–82.0

Gender

 Female

529

88.0

 Male

72

12.0

Cancer stage

 Limited stage

347

57.7

 Extensive stage

254

42.3

Smoking status

 Never

505

84.0

 Current or Ever

95

16.0

PS

 0

311

51.7

 1

239

39.8

 2

50

8.3

PCI

 Yes

133

22.1

 No

468

77.9

Chemotherapy

 Etoposide-based

498

82.9

 Others

102

17.0

TRT

 Yes

227

37.8

 No

374

62.2

LDL

 Low

66

11.0

 Intermediate

282

46.9

 High

253

42.1

  1. Abbreviations SCLC small-cell lung cancer, PS performance status, PCI prophylactic cranial irradiation, TRT thorax radiotherapy, LDL low-density lipoprotein