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Table 1 The clinicopathological features of all pleural effusion cases

From: Elevated HMGB1 promotes the malignant progression and contributes to cisplatin resistance of non-small cell lung cancer

Characteristic

MPE (n = 46)

BPE (n = 31)

P value

Age, years

61.45 ± 9.52

63.70 ± 10.55

0.430

Sex

  

0.336

Male

27

14

 

Female

21

17

 

Smoking

  

0.085

Yes

27

12

 

No

19

19

 

Types

   

Adenocarcinoma

38

-

 

Squamous cell

8

-

 

Carcinoma

   
  1. MPE: malignant pleural effusion; BPE: non-malignant pleural effusion