Research Article

[Retracted] Clinical Value of Pleural Effusion and Serum MMP-3 and CYFRA21-1 Combined with ADA in Differential Diagnosis of Pleural Exudative Effusion

Table 1

Comparison of positive detection rates of MMP-3, CYFRA21-1, and ADA in pleural effusion and serum.

GroupsMMP-3CYFRA21-1ADA
Pleural effusionSerumPleural effusionSerumPleural effusionSerum

Malignant group (n = 44)31 (70.45)30 (68.18)32 (72.73)30 (68.18)8 (18.18)7 (15.91)
Benign group (n = 75)18 (24.00)16 (21.33)14 (18.67)12 (16.00)59 (78.67)56 (74.67)
χ 2 value24.70725.66734.17830.58741.23638.429
P value<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001