Table 3.

The Clinicopathological Characteristic Stratified by the CEA-FAR Score

Characteristics	CEA-FAR 0	CEA-FAR 1	CEA-FAR 2	P value
Age (Years)				<0.001
<60	61	22	6
≥60	74	78	26
Sex				<0.001
Female	62	19	10
Male	73	81	22
Tumor size (cm)				<0.001
<3	75	29	4
≥3	59	71	28
Tumor location				0.356
Upper third	27	29	10
Middle third	35	18	6
Lower third	73	53	16
Histological grade				0.185
Well differentiated	30	14	4
Poorly differentiated	105	86	28
NLR				<0.001
<2.17	85	37	13
≥2.17	50	63	19
Tumor depth				<0.001
T1	44	14	1
T2	19	12	3
T3	48	28	11
T4	24	46	17
Lymph node				<0.001
N0	68	29	3
N1	29	21	5
N2	18	14	8
N3	20	36	16
TNM stage				<0.001
Ⅰ	53	17	1
Ⅱ	39	32	5
Ⅲ	44	52	24

Note: CEA-FAR: CEA<3.2 and FAR<0.086 represent 0, CEA≥3.2 or FAR≥0.086 represent 1, CEA≥3.2 and FAR≥0.086 represent 2.

Abbreviations: CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; FAR, fibrinogen/albumin ratio; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.