Table 1.

Clinicopathologic parameters of patients with colorectal cancer and control characteristics

Parameters	Value (%)
Cancer patients no.
No. of patients	48
Treated CRC	26 (54.2%)
Non-treated CRC	22 (45.8%)
Mean age, years (range)	48 (28-81)
Cancer position, no.
Colon	28 (58.3%)
Rectal	20 (41.7%)
Tumor size
T1	7 (14.6%)
T2	19 (39.6%)
T3	10 (20.8%)
Unknown	12 (25%)
Tumor grade, no.
G1	2 (4.2%)
G2	26 (54.2%)
G3	9 (18.7%)
Unknown	11 (22.9%)
Lymph node status, no.
Positive	6 (12.5%)
Negative	30 (62.5%)
Unknown	12 (25%)
Metastasis
Positive	3 (6.25%)
Negative	33 (68.75%)
Unknown	12 (25%)
Stage, no.
I	23 (47.9%)
II	7 (14.6%)
III	3 (6.25%)
IV	3 (6.25%)
Unknown	12 (25%)
Benign cancer diseases
No. of patients	20
Mean age, years (range)	51 (27-73)
Healthy controls
No. of cases	20
Mean age, years	34 (23-61)