Table 2.

Biomarker levels according to asbestos-related diseases (ARDs)

	non-ARDs	ARDs	p-value
ATG5 (ng/ml)	17.4 [11.9–23.3]	18.6 [12.6–34.2]	0.030
HMGB1 (ng/ml)	11.1 [3.9–32.5]	11.0 [7.3–20.7]	0.470
miR-126 (Rel Exp)	12.8 [0.04–98.2]	9.5 [0.08–60.9]	0.300
miR-222 (Rel Exp)	0.65 [0.01–6.3]	2.1 [0.002–33.1]	0.033
Mesothelin (nM)	0.3 [0.1–1.6]	1.1 [0.001-32.0]	0.050