Table 1 Characteristics of 335 colorectal cancer patients
From: Serum MMP-8 and TIMP-1 predict prognosis in colorectal cancer
Patient characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age | |
Median (IQR), years | 67.2 (57.5–75.9) |
Gender | |
Men | 174 (51.9) |
Women | 161 (48.1) |
Dukes classification | |
A | 59 (17.6) |
B | 101 (30.1) |
C | 114 (34.0) |
D | 61 (18.2) |
Tumor classification (pT) | |
pT1 | 13 (3.9) |
pT2 | 74 (22.1) |
pT3 | 212 (63.3) |
pT4 | 31 (9.3) |
Lymph node metastasis (pN) | |
pN0 | 176 (52.5) |
pN1 | 87 (26.0) |
pN2 | 68 (20.3) |
Distant metastasis (pM) | |
pM0 | 273 (81.5) |
pM1 | 58 (17.3) |
Grade (WHO) | |
1 | 22 (6.6) |
2 | 31 (69.0) |
3 | 24 (7.2) |
4 | 22 (6.6) |
Location | |
Colon | 156 (46.6) |
Rectum | 179 (53.4) |
Side | |
Right | 93 (27.8) |
Left | 242 (72.2) |
Histologic type | |
Adeno | 309 (92.2) |
Mucinous | 26 (7.8) |
Systemic inflammatory response | |
CRP < =30 | 278 (83.0) |
CRP > 30 | 51 (15.2) |