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. 2016 Feb 9;114(5):562–570. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.17

Table 4. Relationship between MMR status and systemic inflammatory responses.

Systemic inflammatory responses All n=228 (%) MMR competent n=193 (%) dMMR n=35 (%) P-value
Serum CRP
mg l−1 8 (6–20) 7 (5–18) 21 (7–48) <0.001
Serum albumin
g l−1 40 (36–42) 40 (37–42) 39 (34–43) 0.258
Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score
0 131 (58) 117 (61) 14 (40) 0.007
1 71 (31) 58 (30) 13 (37)  
2 26 (11) 18 (9) 8 (23)  
Neutrophil count (227)
× 109 l−1 5.4 (4.3–6.7) 5.3 (4.2–6.6) 6.4 (4.6–7.7) 0.032
Lymphocyte count (227)
× 109 l−1 1.5 (1.2–2.1) 1.5 (1.2–2.1) 1.6 (1.2–2.1) 0.891
Platelet count (207)
× 109 l−1 300 (245–369) 296 (242–360) 352 (251–441) 0.091
Neutrophil count (227)
⩽7.5 × 109 l−1 192 (85) 168 (87) 24 (69) 0.004
>7.5 × 109 l−1 35 (15) 24 (13) 11 (31)  
Lymphocyte count (227)
⩽4 × 109 l−1 171 (83) 191 (99) 35 (100) 0.669
>4 × 109 l−1 36 (17) 1 (1) 0 (0)  
Platelet count (207)
⩽400 × 109 l−1 226 (99) 150 (85) 21 (68) 0.018
>400 × 109 l−1 1 (1) 26 (15) 10 (32)  
NLR (227)
⩽5 177 (78) 153 (80) 24 (69) 0.145
>5 50 (22) 39 (20) 11 (31)  
NPS (207)
0 149 (72) 132 (75) 17 (55) 0.001
1 47 (23) 39 (22) 8 (26)  
2 11 (5) 5 (3) 6 (19)  

Abbreviations: CRC=colorectal cancer; CRP=C-reactive protein; dMMR=mismatch repair deficient; mGPS=modified Glasgow Prognostic Score; MMR=mismatch repair; NLR=neutrophil : lymphocyte ratio; NPS=neutrophil : platelet score.

The relationship between MMR status and systemic inflammatory responses of patients undergoing elective, potentially curative resection of stage I–III CRC.