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Table 2 Correlations between the density of TAMs and clinicopathological factors

From: The peripheral monocyte count is associated with the density of tumor-associated macrophages in the tumor microenvironment of colorectal cancer: a retrospective study

 

TAM

 

Low

High

p-value

Age (years)

 <70

50

59

 

 ≥70

35

24

0.108

Gender

 Male

37

47

 

 Female

48

35

0.089

Tumor deptha

 T1–3

58

51

 

 T4

27

32

0.420

Histological type

 Well, moderate

82

72

 

 Poorly, mucinous

3

11

0.027

Tumor diameter

 <5 cm

58

49

 

 ≥5 cm

27

34

0.262

Lymphatic involvement

 Negative

20

20

 

 Positive

65

63

1.000

Venous involvement

 Negative

70

67

 

 Positive

15

16

0.844

Lymph node metastasis

 Negative

46

46

 

 Positive

39

37

0.878

CEA

 ≤5 ng/ml

56

49

 

 >5 ng/ml

29

34

0.426

CA19–9

 ≤37 U/ml

76

71

 

 >37 U/ml

6

12

0.211

  1. TAMs tumor-associated macrophages, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19–9 carbohydrate antigen 19–9
  2. a:According to the UICC. TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors (Seventh edition)
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