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. 2022 Apr 24;14(9):2124. doi: 10.3390/cancers14092124

Table 1.

Summary of biomarker and eGFR levels in women with and without ovarian cancer, stratified by age.

Variable No Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer
N = 1147 N = 82
Age < 50 Years Age ≥ 50 Years Age < 50 Years Age ≥ 50 Years
N = 622 N = 525 N = 18 N = 64
Age (years)
Mean (SD) 37 (8.6) 63 (10.1) 44 (4.0) 65 (9.5)
Serum CA125 (U/mL)
Median (IQR) 14 (10–21) 11 (8–17) 167 (50–2352) 257 (85–961)
Negative result (n, %) 562 (90) 495 (94) 3 (17) 13 (20)
Positive result (n, %) 60 (10) 30 (6) 15 (83) 51 (80)
Serum HE4 (pmol/L)
Median (IQR) 53 (45–65) 68 (55–96) 284 (150–534) 314 (107–742)
Negative result (n, %) 550 (88) 317 (60) 0 (0) 8 (12)
Positive result (n, %) 72 (12) 208 (40) 18 (100) 56 (88)
Combined results (n, %)
Negative CA125 + HE4 498 (80) 305 (59) 0 (0) 6 (9)
Positive CA125, negative HE4 51 (8) 12 (2) 0 (0) 2 (3)
Positive HE4, negative CA125 65 (11) 190 (36) 3 (17) 7 (11)
Positive CA125 + HE4 8 (1) 18 (3) 15 (83) 49 (77)

SD—standard deviation. n—number. IQR—interquartile range.