Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients and healthy controls
Subject groups | Number of cases | Sex (male/female) | Age (years) mean ± S.D.(range) |
|---|---|---|---|
Carcinoma | 495 | 306/189 | 53.4 ± 13.0 (12-89) |
Bacterial infection | 146 | 103/43 | 52.6 ± 22.0 (0.1-91) |
Candida albicans infection | 14 | 3/11 | 66.2 ± 22.0 (0.2-90) |
Virus infection | 344 | 217/127 | 41.6 ± 21.9 (0.2-88) |
Microspironema pallidum | 42 | 24/18 | 37.2 ± 16.1 (1-69) |
Healthy controls | 141 | 81/60 | 44.0 ± 11.4 (22-70) |