Blockage of TGF-α Induced by Spherical Silica Nanoparticles Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Proliferation of Human Lung Epithelial Cells
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population (n=70).
Lung adenocarcinoma in Xuanwei (n=23)
Lung adenocarcinoma in outside Xuanwei areas of Yunnan (n=25)
Benign pulmonary lesions in Xuanwei area (n=22)
p -value
Gender
Male
10
12
12
0.757
Female
13
13
10
Age (years)
<50
9
5
12
0.001
>50, ≤60
12
5
6
>60
2
15
4
Smoking status
Former/current
7
8
10
0.512
Never
16
17
12
Stage of TNM
IA, IB
14
10
/
IIA, IIB
4
9
/
IIIA, IV
5
6
/
Xuanwei lung cancer group compared with outside Xuanwei lung cancer group.
