Skip to main content

Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Clinical significance of preoperative serum vascular endothelial growth factor, interleukin-6, and C-reactive protein level in colorectal cancer

 

No. of patients

%

Total number of patients

132

 

Sex

  

   Male

79

59.8

   Female

53

40.2

Median age(range)

62(26-83)

 

   <60

52

39

   ≥60

80

61

CEA

  

   ≤5 ng/mL

99

75.6

   >5 ng/mL

32

24.4

Tumor size

  

   <5 cm

58

43.9

   ≥5 cm

74

56.1

Lymph node ratio

  

   pNr1 0.01-0.11

103

78

   pNr2 0.12-0.24

17

12.9

   pNr3 0.25-0.92

12

9.1

Primary Tumor

  

   pT1

12

9.1

   pT2

19

14.4

   pT3

90

68.2

   pT4

11

8.3

Regional Lymph nodes

  

   N0

75

56.8

   N1

36

27.3

   N2

21

15.9

Differentiation

  

   Well

67

50.8

   Moderate

52

39.4

   Poor

5

3.8

   Mucinous

8

6.1

TNM stage

  

   Stage I

27

20.5

   StageII

48

36.4

   StageIII

57

43.2

  1. CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, normal range 0-5 ng/mL
Back to article page

BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

Contact us