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Table 6 Test of Biomarker Change Using a Linear Mixed Modela

From: “Randomized trial of physical activity on quality of life and lung cancer biomarkers in patients with advanced stage lung cancer: a pilot study”

 

Intervention Group

Usual Care

 

Biomarker

Week 1

Week 12

Change

Week 12

Change

Difference of change

P- value

Insulin (uIU/mL; SDb)

16.81 (2.53)

21.89 (7.50)

5.08 (7.29)

25.12 (7.31)

8.32 (7.01)

−3.24 (10.11)

0.752

Leptin (ng/mL)

21.84 (5.63)

22.18 (5.08)

0.34 (3.28)

18.53 (5.84)

− 3.31 (3.50)

3.65 (4.55)

0.430

C-Reactive Protein (CRP; ng/mL)

4344.41 (459.07)

2963.07 (650.29)

− 1381.34 (682.02)

4205.55 (717.93)

−138.87 (665.26)

− 1242.47 (918.90)

0.188

Soluble PD-1 (pg/mL)

90.51 (19.86)

243.27 (36.44)

152.76 (45.51)

23.48 (38.69)

−67.03 (41.49)

219.79 (54.47)

< 0.001

Soluble PD-L1 (pg/mL)

9.76 (0.34)

10.98 (8.14)

1.22 (8.18)

22.06 (7.64)

12.30 (7.64)

−11.08 (11.17)

0.331

  1. a Only n = 10 patients provided baseline and follow-up samples; 6 in the intervention group and 4 in usual care
  2. b SD = Standard Deviation