Table 3 Typical cancer marker concentrations in peripheral blood of NSCLC (including SCC and AC) patients with or without cancer cell metastasis

CEA

Average

3.95

353.20

4.20

49.81

2.80

572.40

SD

3.92

914.80

4.30

82.16

0.47

1 162.00

Lower 95% CI

2.21

17.68

2.06

0.16

2.05

-5.62

Upper 95% CI

5.68

688.80

6.34

99.46

3.55

1 150.00

Significance

No

*

No

NSE

Average

23.10

30.51

24.51

21.43

16.76

37.06

SD

22.12

32.56

24.35

8.86

1.30

41.31

Lower 95% CI

13.29

18.56

12.40

16.07

14.69

16.52

Upper 95% CI

32.91

42.45

36.62

26.79

18.82

57.61

Significance

No

No

No

CYFRA21-1

Average

10.15

19.85

11.26

12.61

5.17

25.07

SD

10.31

27.13

11.12

6.53

1.78

34.65

Lower 95% CI

5.58

9.89

5.73

8.66

2.33

7.84

Upper 95% CI

14.72

29.80

16.78

16.55

8.00

8.17

Significance

No

No

No

CA125

Average

57.62

733.40

65.87

63.40

20.50

1 217.00

SD

74.03

2209.0

79.82

66.04

4.04

2 831.00

Lower 95% CI

24.80

-76.85

26.18

23.49

14.07

-190.70

Upper 95% CI

90.45

1 544.0

105.60

103.30

26.93

2625

Significance

No

No

No

SCCA

Average

1.87

1.48

2.04

2.16

1.10

0.99

SD

1.68

1.47

1.82

1.76

0.12

1.02

Lower 95% CI

1.13

0.94

1.14

1.10

0.92

0.48

Upper 95% CI

2.61

2.02

2.95

3.23

1.28

1.50

Significance

No

No

No