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

Table 2 Correlation between neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels and various study variables

	n	Serum NGAL (mean ± SD)
Differentiation
Well differentiated	10	11164 ± 315.64
Moderately differentiated	36	1013.33 ± 161.19
Poorly differentiated	4	890 ± 11.55
Site
Base of tongue	18	11072.22 ± 251.39
Larynx	19	1037.89 ± 217.35
Tonsil	11	947.27 ± 50.02
Cheeks	2	1120 ± 0.00
Metastasis
No	49	1036.73 ± 206.64
Yes	1	880 ± 0.00
Staging
I	2	1040 ± 0.00
II	1	900 ± 0.00
III	21	1031.90 ± 202.55
IV	26	11041.54 ± 222.15
Smoking
Smoker	40	1051 ± 223.57
Non-smoker	10	964 ± 84.22

¹Highly significant. All values are in mean ± SD. NGAL: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.