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Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the enrolled NSCLC patients, MWA treated patients and healthy controls

From: Serum proton NMR metabolomics analysis of human lung cancer following microwave ablation

Characteristic

NSCLC

MWA

Healthy

Number

38

39

43

Gender

 Male

19

20

22

 Female

19

19

21

Age (years)

  ≥ 60

21

20

21

  < 60

17

19

22

Stage

 IIIB

10

13

 IV

28

26

Tumour location

 Peripheral

38

39

 Central

0

0

Tumour size (cm)

  ≥ 3.5

21

22

  < 3.5

17

17

ECOG performance status

 0

0

2

 1

36

35

 2

2

2

Pathology

 Adenocarcinoma

19

20

 Squamous carcinoma

13

10

 Adenosquamous carcinoma

6

8

 Large cell carcinoma

0

1

 MWA time (min), mean (range)

14.0 (4.0–42.0)

MWA power

 70

33

 60

6

Number of antennas

 One

16

 Two

23