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Table 3: Seven groups produced by cutting the dendrogram in Figure 1 at the height 0.93.

Group Combinations Sample size Group 1 Stage I, Grade 1, adeno 11303 Stage I, Grade 2, adeno Stage I, Grade 2, squamous, female Stage I, Grade 3, adeno, female Stage I, Grade 4, adeno, female Group 2 Stage I, Grade 1, squamous 13431 Stage I, Grade 2, squamous, male Stage I, Grade 3, adeno, male Stage I, Grade 3, squamous Stage I, Grade 3, large cells, female Stage I, Grade 4, adeno, male Stage I, Grade 4, large cells Stage II, Grade 1, adeno, female Stage II, Grade 2, adeno, female Stage II, Grade 2, squamous, female Group 3 Stage I, Grade 1, squamous, male 4522 Stage I, Grade 3, large cells, male Stage I, Grade 4, squamous, male Stage II, Grade 1, adeno, male Stage II, Grade 2, adeno, male Stage II, Grade 2, squamous, male Stage II, Grade 3, adeno Stage II, Grade 3, squamous Stage II, Grade 4, large cells Group 4 Stage I, Grade 4, small cells 4291 Stage II, Grade 4, small cells Stage III, Grade 1, adeno Stage III, Grade 2, adeno Group 5 Stage III, Grade 1, squamous 24951 Stage III, Grade 2, squamous Stage III, Grade 3 Stage III, Grade 4, adeno Stage III, Grade 4, squamous, male Stage III, Grade 4, large cells Stage III, Grade 4, small cells Group 6 Stage IV, Grade 1, adeno, male 18215 Stage IV, Grade 1, squamous, male Stage IV, Grade 2, adeno Stage IV, Grade 2, squamous, male Stage IV, Grade 3, adeno, female Stage IV, Grade 3, squamous, female Stage IV, Grade 3, small cells Stage IV, Grade 4, adeno Stage IV, Grade 4, small cells Group 7 Stage IV, Grade 2, squamous, female 12237 Stage IV, Grade 3, adeno, male Stage IV, Grade 3, squamous, male Stage IV, Grade 3, large cells Stage IV, Grade 4, squamous, male Stage IV, Grade 4, large cells