Levels of neutrophil gelatinase-assosciated lipocalin in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in Indian population from Haryana state

Table 1 Biochemical parameters in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients and healthy controls

Parameter	HNSCC patients	Healthy controls
n	50	50
Age (yr)	57.40 ± 12.61	40.01 ± 10.8
Gender (M:F)	40:10	38:12
Smoker:non-smoker	40:10	12:38
Serum NGAL (ng/mL)	a978.88 ± 261.39	34.83 ± 7.59

^aSignificant; all values are in mean ± SD. HNSCC: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; NGAL: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.