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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients

From: The amino acid and carnitine concentration changes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from lung cancer patients

Group

Lung cancer (n = 22)

Non-cancer (n = 22)

Squamous cell carcinoma (n = 12)

Adenomatous carcinoma (n = 10)

Total

Tuberculosis (n = 12)

Pneumonia (n = 10)

Total

Age (year)

73 ± 6

67 ± 9

68 ± 8

51 ± 14

61 ± 4

57 ± 11

Gender (F/M)

1/11

2/8

3/19

7/5

6/4

13/9

Family history

0

0

0

0

0

0

Smoking history

9

6

15

2

3

5

Drinking history

7

4

11

2

2

4

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, F/M means males or females