Analytical methods | |||
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Comparative study | #1 | #2 | |
Chromatography | GC | GC | |
Ion source | EI | EI | |
Positive/Negative mode | – | – | |
Mass analyzer | Q-TOF | Q-TOF | |
Identification level | – | – |
Sample information | |||
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Comparative study | #1 | #2 | |
Country | Spain | Spain | |
Specimen | exhaled breath | exhaled breath | |
Marker function | diagnosis | diagnosis | |
Participants(Case) | Cancer type | squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma, NSCLC, SCLC | squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma, NSCLC, SCLC |
Stage | – | – | |
Number | 48 | 48 | |
Gender (M,F) | 45, 3 | 45, 3 | |
Mean age (range) (M,F) | 63 ± 7 | 63 ± 7 | |
Smoking status | – | – | |
Participants(Control) | Type | healthy | at-risk controls |
Number | 61 | 130 | |
Gender (M,F) | 53, 8 | 107, 23 | |
Mean age (range) (M,F) | 60 ± 9 | 61±8 | |
Smoking status | non-smoker | former, active smokers |
Data processing and metabolite identification | |
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Data processing software | Mass Profiler Professional (Angilent), Quantitative Analysis (Angilent) |
Database search | NIST 11, KEGG |
Statistical analysis | |
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Differential analysis method | unpaired t-test, Fisher's exact, Mann–Whitney tests |
Classification method | Support-vector machine, ROC curve analysis |
Survival analysis method | – |
Metabolite | Author-emphasized biomarkers | Mean concentration (case) | Mean concentration (control) | Fold change (case/control) | P-value | FDR | VIP |
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monostearin | V | – | – | 8.10 | 1.07e-04 | – | – |
monopalmitin | V | – | – | 6.19 | 3.90e-03 | – | – |
monostearin | V | – | – | 6.10 | 3.91e-03 | – | – |
squalene | V | – | – | 5.39 | 2.12e-04 | – | – |
triethyl citrate | V | – | – | 4.70 | 9.73e-03 | – | – |
11-eicosenamide | V | – | – | 4.48 | 3.13e-05 | – | – |
n-hexadecylindane | – | – | – | 3.87 | 2.71e-03 | – | – |
n-hexadecylindane | – | – | – | 3.52 | 4.81e-04 | – | – |
13-heptadecyn-1-ol | – | – | – | 2.71 | 2.02e-03 | – | – |
benzoic acid 4-ethoxy-ethyl ester | V | – | – | 0.33 | 3.49e-03 | – | – |
indole | – | – | – | 0.15 | 3.51e-04 | – | – |
p-cresol | – | – | – | 0.12 | 9.00e-04 | – | – |
Metabolite | Author-emphasized biomarkers | Cutoff value | AUROC (95%CI) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Accuracy (%) |
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monostearin | V | – | – | – | – | – |
monopalmitin | V | – | – | – | – | – |
monostearin | V | – | – | – | – | – |
squalene | V | – | – | – | – | – |
triethyl citrate | V | – | – | – | – | – |
11-eicosenamide | V | – | – | – | – | – |
n-hexadecylindane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
n-hexadecylindane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
13-heptadecyn-1-ol | – | – | – | – | – | – |
benzoic acid 4-ethoxy-ethyl ester | V | – | – | – | – | – |
indole | – | – | – | – | – | – |
p-cresol | – | – | – | – | – | – |