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. 2023 Aug 24;21:262. doi: 10.1186/s12957-023-03140-4

Table 3.

Correlation of relative EM with tumor markers

Items Relative EM, median (IQR) Z value P value
CA199  − 0.666 0.505
 Abnormal 5.7 (4.4–8.8)
 Normal 8.3 (4.9–10.8)
CA125  − 0.473 0.636
 Abnormal 9.7 (4.4–13.3)
 Normal 7.7 (4.9–10.1)
CEA  − 0.688 0.491
 Abnormal 9.7 (5.2–11.6)
 Normal 7.8 (4.5–10.3)

EM Elastic modulus, IQR Interquartile range, CA199 Carbohydrate antigen 199, CA125 Cancer antigen 125, CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen