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Table 2 Clinical and pathological characteristics of the patients according to the expression of MRS

From: Methionyl-tRNA synthetase overexpression is associated with poor clinical outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer

  

Expression of MRS

P-value

  

Negative/Trace (n = 52)

Positive (n = 179)

 

Age (years)

 

61.1 ± 10.79

62.0 ± 10.71

0.613

Gender

 

Male

33

120

0.631

Female

19

59

 

Diameter (cm)

 

3.5 ± 1.96

3.7 ± 1.93

0.602

Smoking status

None-smoker

22

63

0.762

 

Ex-smoker

11

38

 

Current smoker

15

63

 

Unknown

4

12

 

Pack Year

 

24.1 ± 25.40

25.1 ± 24.98

0.102

Pathology

 

Adenocarcinoma

31

99

0.597

Squamous cancer

21

74

 

Othersa

0

6

 

PET-SUV

 

8.6 ± 4.41

9.1 ± 5.96

0.868

pStage

 

I

38

94

0.018

II

10

34

 

III

4

48

 

IV

0

2

 
  1. aThese cases were composed of 2 large cell carcinomas, 2 atypical carcinoids, 1 mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and 1 pleomorphic carcinoma
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