Table V.

Plasma levels of ALDH1A1 and OCT4 in healthy controls and patients with cervical lesions as analyzed using ELISA.

	Plasma protein level (ng/ml)			One-way analysis of variance (P-value)
Markers	NC (n=17)	CIN II–III (n=28)	SCC (n=40)	F-value	P-value	SCC vs. NC	CIN vs. NC	SCC vs. CIN II–III
ALDH1A1	9.923±0.585	11.432±0.818	14.287±0.069	3.449	0.034	0.034	0.759	0.034
OCT4	3.170±0.808	3.885±0.033	5.143±0.914	5.946	0.004	0.032	0.553	0.002

ALDH1A1, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1; OCT4, POU class 5 homeobox 1; SCC, cervical squamous cell carcinoma; CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; NC, negative controls.