Determination of sialic acid in saliva by means of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy as a marker in adnexal mass patients: ovarian cancer vs benign cases

Table 1 Patients that have been diagnosed with adnexal masses characteristics that were included in the study

Mann Whitney U test results	BAMP; N = 37		Q1	Q3	OCP; N = 15		Q1	Q3	p value
	Mean	Median			Mean	Median
CA125 (U/mL)	80.6	34	21	54	1036.3	320	76.6	1662	0.0003
SAC (mg/dL)	5.1	3.2	2.3	7.3	23.0	27.4	18.6	28.5	0.0000
	Median				Median				p value
BMI (Kg/m²)	28		25	32	25		23	27	0.0745
Age Menarche	13.4		12	15	13		12	14	0.7491
	Mean		S.D.		Mean		S.D.
Gestations	1		2		2		3		0.6524
Age	36.8		15.3		51.2		18.7		0.0148
Pos-menopausal	6 (16.2%)				8 (53.3%)
Irregular menstruations	6 (16.2%)				2 (13.3%)
MRI > 200 n (%)	4 (10.8%)				12 (80%)				< 0.0001

The p stands for the significance obtained for BAMP benign adnexal mass and OCP ovarian cancer affected patients, under the Mann Whitney U tests

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