Table 1.
Clinicopathological characteristics of studied patients.
| Characteristics | Subtypes of colorectal cancer | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (n = 30) | QD (n = 30) | YD (n = 30) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 18 | 18 | 20 | >0.05 |
| Female | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
| Primary site | ||||
| Colon | 18 | 22 | 18 | >0.05 |
| Rectum | 12 | 8 | 12 | |
| Tumor stage (pTNM) | ||||
| III | 14 | 16 | 13 | >0.05 |
| IV | 16 | 14 | 17 | |
| ALT | ||||
| Normal | 28 | 25 | 28 | >0.05 |
| High | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| AST | ||||
| Normal | 29 | 24 | 26 | >0.05 |
| High | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| TBIL | ||||
| Normal | 26 | 29 | 26 | >0.05 |
| High | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| DBIL | ||||
| Normal | 26 | 29 | 26 | >0.05 |
| High | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Scr | ||||
| Low | 3 | 6 | 8 | >0.05 |
| Normal | 27 | 24 | 21 | |
| High | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| BUN | ||||
| Low | 2 | 2 | 1 | >0.05 |
| Normal | 27 | 28 | 28 | |
| High | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| CEA | ||||
| Normal | 21 | 22 | 12 | <0.05 |
| High | 9 | 8 | 18 | |
| CA199 | ||||
| Normal | 26 | 21 | 11 | <0.05 |
| High | 4 | 9 | 19 | |
All P values, except those for Scr and BUN, were calculated by using the Chi-square test. P values for Scr and BUN were calculated by using Kruskal-Wallis's exact test.