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Table 3 Predictive rate of diagnostic marker(s) for colon cancer patients

From: Combination of serum lipids and cancer antigens as a novel marker for colon cancer diagnosis

Diagnostic marker(s)

Positive cases

Predictive rate (%)

Significance

TC

39

19.5

/

HDL

26

13.5

/

CEA

78

39.0

/

CA19–9

60

30.0

/

TC + CEA

97

48.5

P < 0.05

TC + CA19–9

94

47.0

P < 0.05

HDL + CEA

92

46.0

P < 0.05

HDL + CA19–9

95

47.5

P < 0.05

TC + HDL + CEA

120

60.0 a

P < 0.05

TC + HDL + CA19–9

116

58.0 a

P < 0.05

TC + CEA + CA19–9

150

75.5 a

P < 0.05

HDL + CEA + CA19–9

144

72.0 a

P < 0.05

TC+ HDL + CEA + CA19–9

175

87.5 a b

P < 0.01

  1. aCompared with the combination of two diagnostic markers
  2. b Compared with the combination of three diagnostic markers