Table 5 Relation between TLG and histopathological criteria of tumor

Side

Right

376.93

205.19

2.40*

0.03

Left

135.20

147.67

Site

Upper lobe

272.40

206.87

1.67*

0.11

Middle/lower lobe

466.75

209.34

Histopathological grade

Grade 2

111.44^a

93.00

36.56**

 < 0.001

Grade 3

485.33^b

82.98

Grade 4

499.14^b

107.73

Histopathology

Adenocarcinoma

328.50

217.51

0.69*

0.50

Other types

232.33

241.72

T staging

T1/T2

84.14

47.35

7.66*

 < 0.001

T3/T4

447.00

152.05

LN

Negative

183.56

176.87

2.95*

0.01

Positive

430.10

186.09

M staging

M0

216.27

195.06

2.63*

0.02

M1

446.75

178.63

Pathological stage

1a3

70.33^a

32.99

13.07**

 < 0.001

3a

391.40^b

153.21

4b

446.75^b

178.63

Grade (cell diff)

Low (well differentiated)

75.50^a

33.28

12.49**

0.001

Intermediate (moderately differentiated)

60.00^a

42.43

High (poorly differentiated)

425.46^b

164.99