From: Serum MMP-8 and TIMP-1 predict prognosis in colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer | Controls | ||||
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Median | IQR | Median | IQR | P-valuea | |
MMP-8 (ng/ml) | 60 | 33–118 | 68 | 39–107 | 0.358 |
MMP-9 (ng/ml) | 192 | 123–273 | 159 | 60–252 | 0.216 |
TIMP-1 (ng/ml) | 151 | 131–180 | 139 | 125–161 | 0.037 |
MMP-8/TIMP-1 (molar ratio) | 0.158 | 0.094–0.314 | 0.208 | 0.130–0.345 | 0.109 |
MMP-9/TIMP-1 (molar ratio) | 0.368 | 0.216–0.539 | 0.343 | 0.139–0.610 | 0.755 |
CRP (mg/l) | 4.85 | 1.92–15.6 | 1.21 | 0.404–4.14 | < 0.001 |