Table 1.
The plasma PACAP-38 levels in relation to the comorbidities and performance status. The Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn’s comparison analysis were used for the statistical analysis. ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, SD: standard deviation.
| Tested Parameters |
Patient Groups | Number of Patients (n) |
PACAP-38 Level: Mean +/− SD (pg/mL) |
Significance (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | Hypertensive | 28 | 183.3 +/− 71.41 | 0.3459 |
| Non-hypertensive | 35 | 218.0 +/− 115.0 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | Diabetic | 11 | 265.9 +/− 139.9 | 0.0743 |
| Non-diabetic | 52 | 185.7 +/− 80.36 | ||
|
ECOG
performance status |
0 | 16 | 240.0 +/− 81.74 |
p (0 vs. 1) = 0.7593 p (0 vs. 2) > 0.9999 p (1 vs. 2) = 0.3661 |
| 1 | 26 | 174.6 +/− 83.69 | ||
| 2 | 14 | 237.1 +/− 116.0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 338.8 +/− 0.00 |