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Table 3 Correlations between the pretreatment AGR and the clinicopathological factors

From: The pretreatment albumin to globulin ratio predicts chemotherapeutic outcomes in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer

 

AGR

 

Low

High

p-value

Performance Status

   

0

31

31

 

1/2

3

1

0.614

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

   

>18.5

30

28

 

≤18.5

4

4

1.000

Location of primary tumor

   

Colon

16

20

 

Rectum

18

12

0.228

Histological type

   

Well, Moderately

29

29

 

Poorly, Mucinous

5

3

0.710

Detection of unresectable tumor

   

Synchronous

22

24

 

Metachronous

12

8

0.428

The number of organs affected by metastasis

   

One organ

24

20

 

More than one organ

10

12

0.603

Pretreatment CEA (ng/ml)

   

>5

5

5

 

≤5

29

27

1.000

Pretreatment CA19-9 (U/ml)

   

>37

18

12

 

≤37

15

19

0.222

Cholinesterase (IU/l)

   

>235

2

7

 

≤235

8

5

0.099

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

   

>200

5

12

 

≤200

8

1

0.011

Molecular targeted therapy

   

No

23

14

 

Yes

11

18

0.082

Average relative dose intensity (%)

   

median (range)

89.2 (50–100)

93.4 (64.3-100)

0.380

  1. CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen; CA19-9: carbohydrate antigen 19–9.