Table 1 Clinical information of esophageal cancer patients and normal mucosae
From: 1H-NMR based metabonomic profiling of human esophageal cancer tissue
| Clinical features | Esophageal cancer | Normal control |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 89 | 26 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 82 | 22 |
| Female | 7 | 4 |
| Age at diagnosis | ||
| Median(years) | 61 | 59.5 |
| Range | 39-79 | 43-70 |
| Histology | ||
| ESCC | 85 | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 4 | |
| Pathologic grade | ||
| PD | 22 | |
| MD | 62 | |
| HD | 5 | |
| Disease stage | ||
| I | 0 | |
| II | 28 | |
| III | 45 | |
| IV | 16 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||
| NO | 34 | |
| N1 | 55 |