a trend toward significancep = 0.055
Among IPF patients, CA 19-9 was higher in slow than in rapid progressors with a trend toward significance (33vs17kU/L; p = 0.055).
Among IPF patients, CA 19-9 was higher in slow than in rapid progressors with a trend toward significance (33vs17kU/L; p = 0.055).
Interestingly, rapid progressors displayed lower serum levels of CA 19-9 compared to slow progressors, although this difference did not reach statistical significance (17 [3–70] kU/L vs. 33 [16–415] kU/L, p = 0.055 respectively) ( Figure 1B ).