Table 4.
Characteristics | Mean Difference | 95.00% CI of Difference | Adjusted P-values | Significance |
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Gender | ||||
Normal (n=45) vs Male (n=33) | −2.485 | −4.261 to −0.708 | 0.003 | ** |
Normal (n=45) vs Female (n=12) | −2.854 | −5.372 to −0.336 | 0.022 | * |
Male (n=33) vs Female (n=12) | −0.369 | −2.981 to 2.243 | 0.939 | ns |
Age | ||||
Normal (n=45) vs >60 years (n=30) | −2.936 | −4.753 to −1.120 | 0.000 | *** |
Normal (n=45) vs <60 years (n=15) | −1.878 | −4.175 to 0.420 | 0.131 | ns |
>60 years (n=30) vs <60 years (n=15) | 1.059 | −1.379 to 3.496 | 0.556 | ns |
Smoking history | ||||
Normal (n=45) vs Yes (n=30) | −2.494 | −4.321 to −0.666 | 0.004 | ** |
Normal (n=45) vs No (n=15) | −2.762 | −5.073 to −0.451 | 0.014 | * |
Yes (n=30) vs No (n=15) | −0.268 | −2.720 to 2.183 | 0.963 | ns |
Histologic grade | ||||
Normal (n=45) vs Grade 1 (n=9) | 3.482 | 0.496 to 6.468 | 0.015 | * |
Normal (n=45) vs Grade 2 (n=15) | 1.683 | −0.755 to 4.121 | 0.276 | ns |
Normal (n=45) vs Grade 3 (n=21) | 1.751 | −0.410 to 3.912 | 0.154 | ns |
Grade 1 (n=9) vs Grade 2 (n=15) | −1.800 | −5.247 to 1.648 | 0.523 | ns |
Grade 1 (n=9) vs Grade 3 (n=21) | −1.731 | −4.989 to 1.527 | 0.507 | ns |
Grade 2 (n=15) vs Grade 3 (n=21) | 0.068 | −2.696 to 2.833 | >0.999 | ns |
Pathologic stage | ||||
Normal (n=45) vs Stage 2 (n=18) | −2.272 | −4.432 to −0.113 | 0.0368 | * |
Normal (n=45) vs Stage 3 (n=27) | −2.791 | −4.675 to −0.905 | 0.001 | ** |
Stage 2 (n=18) vs Stage 3 (n=27) | −0.518 | −2.874 to 1.838 | 0.859 | ns |
Notes: *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.
Abbreviation: ns, non-significant.