Association of TERT, OGG1, and CHRNA5 Polymorphisms and the Predisposition to Lung Cancer in Eastern Algeria

Table 1

Characteristics of case and control subjects.

Characteristics	Cases (%) ()	Controls (%) ()	value
Sex			<0.01
Male	119 (83)	134 (63.5)
Female	25 (17)	77 (36.5)
Age (years)			<0.01
<60	72 (50)	170 (80.5)
≥60	72 (50)	41 (19.5)
Mean age (range)	59.85 (26-80)	52.33 (20-88)
Smoking status			<0.01
Smokers	104 (73)	61 (38)
Nonsmokers	38 (27)	100 (62)
No information	2	50
Histology			/
Adenocarcinoma	96 (66%)	/
Squamous cell carcinoma	48 (34%)

value based on Pearson’s chi-square test.