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Analytical methods

Comparative study #1 #2 #3
Chromatography DI DI DI
Ion source nano-ESI nano-ESI nano-ESI
Positive/Negative mode
Mass analyzer LTQ-FT-ICR LTQ-FT-ICR LTQ-FT-ICR
Identification level MS/MS MS/MS MS/MS

Sample information

Comparative study #1 #2 #3
Country US US US
Specimen exhaled breath exhaled breath exhaled breath
Marker function diagnosis diagnosis diagnosis
Participants(Case) Cancer type lung cancer lung cancer lung cancer
StageI, II, III, IVI, II, III, IVI, II, III, IV
Number858585
Gender (M,F)46, 3946, 3946, 39
Mean age (range) (M,F)66.12 ± 10.166.12 ± 10.166.12 ± 10.1
Smoking statusformer, current, non-smokerformer, current, non-smokerformer, current, non-smoker
Participants(Control) Type healthy healthy healthy
Number854540
Gender (M,F)43, 42
Mean age (range) (M,F)42.15 ± 14.2
Smoking statuscurrent, non-smokercurrentnon-smoker

Data processing and metabolite identification

Data processing software
Database search

Statistical analysis

Differential analysis method Kruskal-Wallis test
Classification method ROC curve
Survival analysis method

Lung cancer-related metabolites identified in the paper

Metabolite Author-emphasized biomarkers Mean concentration (case) Mean concentration (control) Fold change (case/control) P-value FDR VIP
2-butanone V
2-butanone V
2-butanone V
3-hydroxy-2-butanone V
3-hydroxy-2-butanone V
3-hydroxy-2-butanone V
4-hydroxy-2-hexenal V
4-hydroxy-2-hexenal V
4-hydroxy-2-hexenal V
4-hydroxy-2-nonenal V
4-hydroxy-2-nonenal V
4-hydroxy-2-nonenal V
acetaldehyde
acetaldehyde
acetaldehyde
acrolein
acrolein
acrolein
hydroxyacetaldehyde V
hydroxyacetaldehyde V
hydroxyacetaldehyde V
malondialdehyde
malondialdehyde
malondialdehyde
Metabolite Author-emphasized biomarkers Cutoff value AUROC (95%CI) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Accuracy (%)
2-butanone V 2.36 0.901
2-butanone V 2.365 0.931
2-butanone V 2.255 0.934
3-hydroxy-2-butanone V 0.1695 0.821
3-hydroxy-2-butanone V 0.1695 0.946
3-hydroxy-2-butanone V 0.1595 0.962
4-hydroxy-2-hexenal V 0.0073 0.694
4-hydroxy-2-hexenal V 0.00734 0.728
4-hydroxy-2-hexenal V 0.00672 0.771
4-hydroxy-2-nonenal V 0.00175 0.696
4-hydroxy-2-nonenal V 0.000285 0.826
4-hydroxy-2-nonenal V 0.000255 0.842
acetaldehyde 0.538
acetaldehyde 0.572
acetaldehyde 0.766
acrolein 0.625
acrolein 0.598
acrolein 0.69
hydroxyacetaldehyde V 0.357 0.793
hydroxyacetaldehyde V 0.3575 0.82
hydroxyacetaldehyde V 0.3875 0.753
malondialdehyde 0.66
malondialdehyde 0.672
malondialdehyde 0.764

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