Table 1 Clinicopathologic features of patients
From: Proteomic analysis of plasma exosomes to differentiate malignant from benign pulmonary nodules
Features | Benign PNs (n = 10) | Malignant PNs (n = 30) | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | 0.034 | 0.845 |
 Male | 4 (40.0%) | 13 (43.3%) |  |  |
 Female | 6 (60.0%) | 17 (56.7%) |  |  |
Age | Â | Â | 1.212 | 0.271 |
 > Median | 6 (60.0%) | 12 (40.0%) |  |  |
 ≤ Median | 4 (40.0%) | 18 (60.0%) |  |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | 0.036 | 0.850 |
 No | 6 (60%) | 19 (63.3%) |  |  |
 Yes | 4 (40%) | 11 (36.7%) |  |  |
Histologic diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Lung adenocarcinoma |  | 30 (100%) |  |  |
 Granuloma | 3 (30%) |  |  |  |
 Inflammation | 3 (30%) |  |  |  |
 Hamartoma | 1 (10%) |  |  |  |
 Dysplasia | 2 (20%) |  |  |  |
 Other | 1 (10%) |  |  |  |