Table 1 Median, lower and upper quartiles, and P-values according to two-sample comparisons

From: Diagnosing melanoma patients entering American Joint Committee on Cancer stage IV, C-reactive protein in serum is superior to lactate dehydrogenase

 

Melanoma AJCC stage IV

Melanoma not AJCC stage IV

 

Median

Lower and upper quartiles

Median

Lower and upper quartiles

P a

No. of patients

 

91

 

125

 

Male (%)

 

59.3

 

55.2

0.580

Age (years)

59

51–69

58

46–69

0.397

LDH (U l−1)

197

150–328

208

185.5–235.5

0.785

CRP (mg l−1)

14.8

3.6–44.2

<2

<2–<2b

<0.001

  1. aFisher's exact test (sex) and Mann–Whitney test.
  2. bMaximum: 7.7, 95% quantile: 5.47.
  3. LDH=lactate dehydrogenase; CRP=C-reactive protein.
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