Table 2.
Laboratory measures according to cancer status
| Laboratory measure | nused/navailable | Noncancer mean (SE)a | Cancer mean (SE)a | P b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 5514/5553 | 13.02 (0.03) | 11.90 (0.10) | <.001 |
| Red blood cell, ×106/μL | 5503/5553 | 4.42 (0.01) | 4.06 (0.04) | <.001 |
| Platelet, ×103/μL | 5446/5532 | 224.63 (1.4) | 213.71 (4.49) | .02 |
| White blood cell, ×103/μL | 5495/5551 | 8.39 (0.06) | 7.68 (0.20) | <.001 |
| Lymphocyte, ×103/μL | 5356/5388 | 1.08 (0.01) | 0.99 (0.03) | .005 |
| Lymphocyte, % | 5438/5518 | 14.45 (0.13) | 14.23 (0.42) | .61 |
| Eosinophil, ×103/μL | 5321/5388 | 0.03 (0.001) | 0.03 (0.002) | .89 |
| Eosinophil, % | 5406/5493 | 0.43 (0.01) | 0.43 (0.03) | .88 |
| Basophil, ×103/μL | 5332/5388 | 0.012 (0.001) | 0.009 (0.002) | .08 |
| Basophil, % | 5405/5492 | 0.29 (0.01) | 0.26 (0.02) | .10 |
| Monocyte, ×103/μL | 5334/5388 | 0.55 (0.004) | 0.51 (0.02) | .01 |
| Monocyte, % | 5458/5517 | 7.17 (0.06 ) | 7.41 (0.18) | .20 |
| Neutrophil, ×103/μL | 5482/5544 | 6.70 (0.06) | 6.07 (0.19) | .002 |
| Neutrophil, % | 5441/5518 | 76.64 (0.17) | 76.17 (0.56) | .42 |
| Serum creatinine, mg/dL | 5376/5519 | 1.52 (0.02) | 1.37 (0.07) | .03 |
| Ferritin, ng/mL | 4142/4222 | 1160.61 (23.84) | 1162.62 (73.85) | .97 |
| Percent D-dimer, μg/mL FEU | 4126/4126 | — | — | .13 |
| <0.50 | — | 9.8 | 9.3 | — |
| ≥0.50 | — | 90.2 | 90.7 | — |
| Partial thromboplastin time, s | 3390/3456 | 33.00 (0.12) | 33.01 (0.37) | 1.0 |
| Prothrombin time, s | 3474/3527 | 14.84 (0.05) | 14.97 (0.14) | .39 |
| C-reactive protein, mg/L | 4254/4279 | 128.52 (1.63) | 120.66 (5.03) | .14 |
| Fibrinogen, mg/dL | 2540/2551 | 626.85 (4.31) | 588.85 (12.47) | .004 |
| TNF-alpha, pg/mL | 1316/1226 | 25.94 (0.55) | 25.78 (1.41) | .92 |
| IL-6, pg/mL | 2506/2508 | 178.51 (13.46) | 138.35 (37.72) | .31 |
| IL-8, pg/mL | 1331/1333 | 74.56 (4.84) | 70.56 (12.30) | .76 |
| Percent IL-1β, pg/mL | 1330/1330 | — | — | .99 |
| <0.4 | — | 42.4 | 41.2 | — |
| 0.4-0.5 | — | 21.4 | 21.2 | — |
| 0.6-0.9 | — | 16.7 | 17.7 | — |
| ≥0.9 | — | 19.3 | 19.9 | — |
a
Values adjusted for age, sex, and number of comorbidities. IL = interleukin; TNF = tumor necrosis factor.
b
P values based on logistic regression for categorical variables and linear regression for continuous variables, adjusted for age, sex, and number of comorbidities.