Table 1 Characteristics of CRC patients and healthy controls
From: Clinical meaning of age-related expression of fecal cytokeratin 19 in colorectal malignancy
Factor | Category | CRC patients | Healthy controls |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | n | 129 | 85 |
| Â | Mean (range) | 65 (32-90) | 57 (32-91) |
Gender | n | 129 | 85 |
| Â | Male (%) | 79 (61.2) | 42 (49.4) |
| Â | Female (%) | 50 (38.8) | 43 (50.6) |
Tumor laction | n | 124 | Â |
| Â | Right (%) | 37 (29.8) | Â |
| Â | Left (%) | 87 (70.2) | Â |
Tumor size (cm) | n | 123 | Â |
| Â | Median (range) | 4.2 (0.70-15.00) | Â |
Histologic differentiation | n | 121 | Â |
| Â | Well/moderate (%) | 108 (89.3) | Â |
| Â | Poor/undifferentiated (%) | 13 (10.7) | Â |
Tumor depth | n | 128 | Â |
| Â | T1+T2 (%) | 33(25.8) | Â |
| Â | T3+T4 (%) | 95(74.2) | Â |
Dukes' stage | n | 129 | Â |
| Â | A+B+C (%) | 103 (79.8) | Â |
| Â | D (%) | 26 (20.2) | Â |