Table 4. Correlation between tumor-related and general biochemical markers adjusted for age and BMI of the subjects.
| Variables | Men (n = 23) | Women (n = 32) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFP | CEA | PSA | AFP | CEA | CA125 | |
| Hb | −0.0699 | −0.0954 | 0.2198 | 0.2529 | 0.4027* | −0.0387 |
| Hct | −0.0344 | −0.0410 | 0.0857 | 0.1648 | 0.4357* | 0.0471 |
| GOT | 0.7297‡ | 0.2360 | −0.0776 | 0.3284 | 0.1927 | −0.1477 |
| GPT | 0.9273‡ | 0.0754 | −0.0532 | 0.5163† | −0.0859 | −0.0793 |
BMI, body mass index; Hb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; GOT, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; GPT, glutamic pyruvate transaminase; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; CA125, cancer antigen 125.
*p < 0.05, †p < 0.01, ‡p < 0.001; significance as determined by Pearson's correlation coefficient.