Characteristics

Search Strategy Group

Control Group

(Oncology Patients)

(N = 200)

G1 (Cancer)

(N = 230)

G2 (No Cancer)

(N = 422)

p Value

Age (years)

62.7 ± 12.4

63.7 ± 14.6

0.379

57.3 ± 72.5

Sex (%) Male

Female

46%

54%

45.7%

54.3%

0.939

55%

45%

Cancer (%)

Colorectal

Breast

Lung (NSCLC)

Others

26%

22.7%

18.3%

33%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28.3%

14.3%

12.1%

45.3%

Creatinine (mg/dl)

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

LDL (mg/dl)

HDL (mg/dl)

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)

CEA (ng/ml)

0.83 [0.70 - 1.05]

195.6 ± 50.8

89 [65 - 109]

47 [37 - 60]

89 [72 - 121]

7.9 [6.2 - 10.9]

0.9 [0.7 - 1.12]

196.9 ± 50.1

83 [60 - 111]

54 [43 - 67]

82 [66 - 109]

6.7 [5.7 - 8.4]

0.017

0.750

0.515

0.001

0.003

<0.001

0.7 [0.5 - 0.9]

183.9 ± 78.6

110.5 [74.4 - 150.2]

41 [29 - 54]

82 [63 - 115]

25.2 [6.1 - 124.5]