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Table 2 Serum markers for each group

From: The use of HE4, CA125 and CA72-4 biomarkers for differential diagnosis between ovarian endometrioma and epithelial ovarian cancer

 

n

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

  

50

17

57

39

CA125

Mean

16.8

19.9

46.1

1976.3

U/mL

SD

8.6

20.5

34

7390.4

 

Median(range)

14 (9–47)

13 (9–97)

38 (8–167)a

480 (8–46210)a,b

HE4

Mean

48.6

60.6

53.8

508.3

pmol/L

SD

13.6

26.5

15.3

301.5

 

Median(range)

47 (24–103)

58 (30–125)

53 (26–98)

426 (48–850)a,b

CA72-4

Mean

2.8

2.7

3

39.8

U/mL

SD

0.45

0.32

0.98

45.1

 

Median(range)

2.7 (2.1 - 4)

2.8 (2.1 - 3.3)

2.7 (1.8 -6.2)

7 (1–112)a,b

  1. ap-value < 0.05 vs Group 1 (healthy); bp-value < 0.05 vs Group 2 (Benign) and Group 3 (endometriosis); Group 4 (ovarian cancer).