Table II.
Descriptive statistics
| Marker | m/z window (Da) | Cases (n = 78)
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Controls (n = 72)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | SD | Mean | Median | SD | ||
| MALDI A | 1863–1871 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 25.9 | 21.4 | 21.1 |
| MALDI B | 934–938 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| MALDI C | 2529–2536 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| MALDI D | 1737–1744 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| MALDI E | 1379–1381 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| MALDI F | 4086–4098 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
Normalized peak intensities of marker candidates in cases and controls; SD = standard deviation.