Table 3. The intensity of the absorption bands in the IR spectra of saliva of patients with lung cancer and the control group.

Wavelength, cm-1

Control (male), n=55

Lung Cancer, n=40

p-value

Δ, %

970

18.3 [14.3; 26.1]

16.5 [10.0; 19.9]

0.0972

-9.8

1082

57.2 [44.8; 65.6]

44.1 [34.9; 53.7]

0.0007*

-22.9

1180

34.7 [28.4; 41.9]

28.2 [22.2; 37.8]

0.0152*

-18.7

1400

52.9 [45.3; 67.5]

58.4 [47.6; 69.3]

0.8150

+10.4

1460

36.2 [29.4; 47.2]

33.0 [25.4; 43.8]

0.1153

-8.8

1735

17.5 [10.3; 22.3]

13.2 [9.8; 19.4]

0.1834

-24.6

2850

44.2 [34.8; 52.9]

47.1 [37.0; 58.4]

0.5365

+6.6

2875

47.9 [36.7; 55.5]

50.7 [38.7; 62.9]

0.4784

+5.8

2930

58.5 [45.2; 66.9]

61.9 [49.0; 73.0]

0.5365

+5.8

2950

59.3 [46.9; 68.0]

62.1 [50.3; 74.5]

0.5319

+4.7

I2950/2875

1.24 [1.20; 1.27]

1.22 [1.20; 1.24]

0.0365*

-2.0

I1400/1460

1.54 [1.35; 1.80]

1.74 [1.46; 1.95]

0.0058*

+13.2

I2850/1735

2.72 [2.00; 3.61]

3.58 [2.55; 4.31]

0.0418*

+31.6

Note. *– the differences are statistically significant, р ˂ 0.05