Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) Spectroscopy Analysis of Saliva for Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Table 1

Demography characteristics of breast cancer, benign breast disease, and control patients.

Characteristics	Breast cancer n = 10	Benign n = 10	Control n = 10
Age (years)
Range	42.0–75.0	33.0–49.0	22.0–63.0
Average ± SD	53.3 ± 11.2	41.5 ± 4.2	43.2 ± 16.0
History of smoking (%)	30	40	30
Family history of breast cancer (%)	40	0	0