Table 1 Serum levels of analytes in various groups.

From: Differential diagnosis of lung cancer, its metastasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on serum Vegf, Il-8 and MMP-9

Groups

Mean ± SEM Values of Analytes (95% CI of mean)

VEGF (pg/ml)

IL-8 (pg/ml)

MMP-9 (ng/ml)

MMP-2 (ng/ml)

HD

459 ± 45.3

134.4 ± 23.9

703.6 ± 98.2

233.2 ± 15.2

(366.3–552.8)

(85.1–183.7)

(501.6–905.6)

(201.9–264.4)

COPD

1009.2 ± 122.8

146.7 ± 50.9

1289.6 ± 193.3

237.2 ± 17.2

(801.9–1306.5)

(41.6–237.9)

(907.4–1649.3)

(198.9–266.8)

Cancer

528.3 ± 67.9

16.5 ± 1.3

1126.2 ± 112.4

249.4 ± 6.9

(391.6–665)

(13.9–19.2)

(897.8–1354.7)

(235.4–263.4)

CNM

295.6 ± 38.5

15.5 ± 0.8

1132.7 ± 166

254.6 ± 9.3

(216.1–375.1)

(13.7–17.2)

(778.9–1486.5)

(235.2–274)

CM

792.8 ± 115.7

17.8 ± 2.6

1225.0 ± 165.8

242.9 ± 10.4

(552.1–1033.5)

(12.2–23.3)

(879–1571.1)

(221.1–264.7)