From: Noninvasive detection of lung cancer by analysis of exhaled breath
compared populations | restricted to population | p-value*) H0: equal mean values for log-transformed concentrations; H1: not equal mean values | median concentration of isoprene for population (A) | median concentration of isoprene for population (B) |
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Female (population A) vs. Male (population B) | Control, younger 50 years | 0.0005 | 103.9 ppb | 133.7 ppb |
 | Control, older 50 years | 0.940, not significant | 98.1 ppb | 100.0 ppb |
 | CA-patients | 0.0008 | 72.9 ppb | 87.1 ppb |
Control, younger 50 years (A) vs. control, older 50 years (B) | Female | 0.564, not significant | 103.9 ppb | 98.1 ppb |
 | Male | 0.0002 | 133.7 ppb | 100.0 ppb |
CA-patients (A) vs. control, older 50 years (B) | Female | 1.0*10-5 | 72.9 ppb | 98.1 ppb |
 | Male | 0.022, not significant | 87.1 ppb | 100.0 ppb |