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Table 2 Statistical Analysis of 3 Biomarkers for Screening Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Versus Healthy Controls

From: SELDI-TOF MS profiling of serum for detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

 

Intensity, mean ± SD

 

Protein peaks, m/z

Noncancer normal

NPC

P

3159.835

2.13 ± 1.44

1.22 ± 1.04

0.017728

5187.656*

2.00 ± 1.31

1.38 ± 0.60

0.094881

13738.6

0.86 ± 0.54

1.31 ± 0.60

0.002791

  1. SD indicates standard deviation; m/z, mass-to-change ratio; NPC, nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
  2. *The peak is necessary for Decision Tree although the P value > 0.05.