Table 1.

Correlation between CXCL7 level and clinical characteristics in patients with CRC.

Variable		Number	Median	IQR	r	P-value
Age (years)	<60	103	1.78	1.46–2.16	0.075	0.211
	≥ 60	177	1.89	1.51–2.27
Sex	Male	166	1.92	1.52–2.29	−0.143	0.016
	Female	114	1.76	1.46–2.15
Tumer size	<4 cm	171	1.82	1.50–2.28	−0.037	0.542
	≥4 cm	109	1.82	1.48–2.19
Histological grade	Well	14	1.69	1.48–2.13	−0.012	0.836
	Moderately	199	1.84	1.53–2.22
	Poor	67	1.81	1.38–2.28
Location	Right	215	1.81	1.49–2.23	0.017	0.781
	Left	65	1.93	1.48–2.24
TNM stage	I	50	1.52	0.91–1.99	0.185	0.002
	II	95	1.89	1.56–2.27
	III	106	1.85	1.63–2.25
	IV	29	1.93	1.48–2.35
T stage	1–2	81	1.63	1.21–2.10	0.264	<0.001
	3–4	199	1.90	1.63–2.29
N stage	0	151	1.77	1.39–2.21	0.112	0.060
	1–2	129	1.88	1.57–2.28
M stage	0	251	1.81	1.50–2.21	0.047	0.431
	1	29	1.93	1.48–2.29