Table 3:
The relationship between the concentration of IL-17 and clinicopathology in the study group (pg/mL)
| Variable | n | Concentration | t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) > 60 | 164 | 27.94±4.56 | 0.328 | 0.743 |
| ≤60 | 123 | 28.11±4.05 | ||
| BMI (KG/m2): > 26 | 189 | 28.04±4.15 | 0.205 | 0.838 |
| ≤26 | 98 | 28.15±4.62 | ||
| Gender : Male | 184 | 28.36±4.04 | 0.820 | 0.413 |
| Female | 103 | 27.95±4.11 | ||
| Nationality : Han nationality | 282 | 27.86±4.12 | 0.108 | 0.915 |
| Minority | 5 | 28.06±4.32 | ||
| Residence : City | 235 | 28.11±4.15 | 0.251 | 0.802 |
| Countryside | 52 | 27.95±4.25 | ||
| Marriage: Married | 261 | 28.65±4.62 | 0.467 | 0.641 |
| Unmarried | 26 | 28.21±4.22 | ||
| Smoking :Yes | 197 | 27.86±4.15 | 0.247 | 0.805 |
| No | 90 | 28.07±4.03 | ||
| Drinking :Yes | 212 | 28.16±4.03 | 0.365 | 0.716 |
| No | 75 | 28.36±4.22 | ||
| Exercise : Yes | 31 | 27.68±4.62 | 0.112 | 0.911 |
| No | 256 | 27.58±4.72 | ||
| TNM staging : I∼II | 168 | 24.51±3.62 | 11.312 | < 0.001 |
| III∼IV | 119 | 30.17±4.86 | ||
| Differentiation degree | 13.783 | < 0.001 | ||
| Middle differentiation and low differentiation | 157 | 31.87±2.57 | ||
| High differentiation | 130 | 26.63±3.84 | ||
| Lymph node metastasis : Yes | 108 | 31.52±3.84 | 11.142 | < 0.001 |
| No | 179 | 25.66±4.58 | ||
| Infiltration degree | 17.582 | < 0.001 | ||
| Infiltrating to serosa | 139 | 31.84±2.66 | ||
| Not infiltrating to serosa | 148 | 24.83±3.59 | ||
| The type of tumor | 0.147 | 0.883 | ||
| Villous adenoma | 125 | 28.24±4.15 | ||
| Adenoma | 162 | 28.17±3.86 |