MicroRNA-223 delivered by platelet-derived microvesicles promotes lung cancer cell invasion via targeting tumor suppressor EPB41L3

Table 1 Demography and clinical features of NSCLC patients and healthy subjects

Variable		Normal volunters (N = 20)		NSCLC patients (N = 20)		p-value
Variable		NO.	%	NO.	%	(LC vs Health)
Average age (years)		60.6 ± 8.93		63.57 ± 10.26		0.535
Sex (male)		14	70	12	60	0.612
Smoking status	current	9	45	10	50	0.798
	Ever	2	10	3	15
	Never	9	45	7	35
Histological type	Adenocarinoma			6	30
	Squamous cell carcinoma			10	50
	Large cell carcinoma			4	20
Stage	I/II			5	25
	III			6	30
	IV			9	45

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