Group A | Group B | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Parameters | Age | 58.5 ± 9.8 | 57.5 ± 16.3 | 58.0 ± 13.2 |
Gender(male/females) | 27/3 | 26/3 | 53/6 | |
BMI* | 25.2 ± 3.8 | 24.8 ± 3.9 | 25.0 ± 3.8 | |
Diagnosis | Bronchiectasis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bullous disease | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Diaphragmatic tumors | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Empyema | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Esophageal achalasia | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Lung carcinoma | 18 | 17 | 35 | |
Pulmonary metastases | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Thymoma | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 30 | 29 | 59 | |
Co-morbitidy | COPD | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Hypertension | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
Serum Crea: 1.5–2.0 mg/dl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Past history of cancer | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Coronary artery disease | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Extracardiac arteriopathy | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
WBC's >15,000 mm/cm3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Pathology | Primary lung carcinoma | 18 | 17 | 35 |
Other organ carcinoma | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Primary inflammatory disease | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
Other | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Total | 30 | 29 | 59 |