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Table 1 The general characteristics of the patients

From: Preoperative risk factors of lymph node metastasis in clinical N0 lung adenocarcinoma of 3 cm or less in diameter

Variables

Number

Percentage (%)

Gender

  

 Male

221

35.5

 Female

401

64.5

Age

  

 < 60

273

43.9

 ≥ 60

349

56.1

Smoking history

  

 Yes

132

21.2

 No

487

78.3

 Missing

3

0.5

CEA level (ng/ml)

  

 ≤ 5

533

85.7

 > 5

79

12.7

 Missing

10

1.6

Tumor Size (cm)

  

  ≤ 1

120

19.3

 > 1 and ≤ 2

310

49.8

 > 2 and ≤ 3

192

30.9

Lobe distribution

  

 Right upper lobe

202

32.5

 Right middle lobe

33

5.3

 Right lower lobe

81

13.0

 Left upper Lobe

177

28.5

 Left lower lobe

129

20.7

Operation type

  

 Segmentectomy

74

11.9

 Lobectomy

548

88.1

Tumor location

  

 Central

20

3.2

 Peripheral

602

96.8

Consolidation tumor ratio

  

 Pure GGO

146

23.5

 GGO-predominant

163

26.2

 Solid-predominant

62

9.9

 Solid

251

40.4

Pleural invasion

  

 Yes

62

10.0

 No

560

90.0

Pathologic type

  

 MIA

34

5.5

 LPA

89

14.3

 IA

499

80.2

N stage

  

 N0

562

90.4

 N1

28

4.5

 N2

32

5.1

  1. GGO ground grass opacity; MIA micro invasive adenocarcinoma; LPA lepidic-predominant adenocarcinoma; IA invasive adenocarcinoma