From: Serum MMP7, MMP10 and MMP12 level as negative prognostic markers in colon cancer patients
Patient Characteristics | N | Median relative serum expression | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MMP7 | p | MMP10 | P | MMP12 | p | ||
Gender | Â | Â | 0.049 | Â | 0.138 | Â | 0.004 |
 Male | 51 | 1.21 |  | 1.22 |  | 1.19 |  |
 Female | 24 | 0.97 |  | 0.95 |  | 0.88 |  |
Age at operation | Â | Â | 0.013 | Â | 0.003 | Â | 0.253 |
 <median = 64 years | 37 | 0.95 |  | 0.95 |  | 1.16 |  |
 ≥ median = 64 years | 38 | 1.2 |  | 1.36 |  | 1.03 |  |
T-Stage | Â | Â | 0.582 | Â | 0.957 | Â | 0.481 |
 T1 | 2 | 0.86 |  | 0.9 |  | 0.42 |  |
 T2 | 8 | 0.92 |  | 1.13 |  | 1.11 |  |
 T3 | 53 | 1.08 |  | 1.13 |  | 1.07 |  |
 T4 | 13 | 1.24 |  | 1.22 |  | 1.19 |  |
N-Stage | Â | Â | 0.806 | Â | 0.074 | Â | 0.301 |
 Node negative | 29 | 1.06 |  | 1.22 |  | 1.0 |  |
 Node positive | 46 | 1.16 |  | 0.99 |  | 1.14 |  |
M-Stage | Â | Â | 0.244 | Â | 0.603 | Â | 0.087 |
 M0 | 55 | 1.06 |  | 1.13 |  | 1.0 |  |
 M1 | 23 | 1.26 |  | 1.13 |  | 1.19 |  |
L-Stage | Â | Â | 0.629 | Â | 0.085 | Â | 0.593 |
 L0 | 61 | 1.06 |  | 1.18 |  | 1.06 |  |
 L1 | 14 | 1.25 |  | 0.81 |  | 1.14 |  |
V-Stage | Â | Â | 0.067 | Â | 0.321 | Â | 0.018 |
 V0 | 69 | 1.06 |  | 1.13 |  | 1.06 |  |
 V1 | 6 | 2.41 |  | 1.86 |  | 1.32 |  |
Micro satellite stage | Â | Â | 0.053 | Â | 0.845 | Â | 0.844 |
 MSS | 5 | 0.68 |  | 0.76 |  | 0.47 |  |
 MSI | 2 | 1.16 |  | 0.95 |  | 1.01 |  |
Tumor site | Â | Â | <0.001* | Â | 0.76 | Â | 0.758 |
 Coecum | 17 | 0.98 |  | 1.22 |  | 1.16 |  |
 Colon ascendens | 14 | 1.11 |  | 0.88 |  | 0.78 |  |
 Right colon flexure | 6 | 1.28 |  | 1.32 |  | 1.13 |  |
 Colon transversum | 3 | 1.37 |  | 0.86 |  | 1.0 |  |
 Colon descendens | 5 | 2.12 |  | 2.16 |  | 1.29 |  |
 Colon sigmoideum | 30 | 0.96 |  | 0.99 |  | 1.14 |  |