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Table 3 quantile regression multivariable analysis of association between SPARC levels and the characteristics of 90 lung cancer patients and 90 healthy controls

From: Diagnostic role of circulating extracellular matrix-related proteins in non-small cell lung cancer

SPARC

Variables

Difference between medians [CI]

P Value

Age (72 vs 62a)

0.002 [−0.003; 0.007]

0.563

Packyears (59 vs 33a)

0.001 [−0.001; 0.004]

0.647

COPD (Yes vs No)

−0.015 [−0.057; 0.055]

0.748

Sex (M vs F)

−0.046 [− 0.127; 0.035]

0.412

Disease status (Tumor vs Control)

0.255 [0.178; 0.285]

< 0.001

  1. athe two values are, respectively, the 3rd and 1st quartile of the variable distribution