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. 2022 Dec 31;21:150. doi: 10.1186/s12944-022-01766-z

Table 2.

Baseline of patients with differential LDL-C levels

Factor LDL-low
n = 21
LDL-normal
n = 29
LDL-high
n = 11
P
Sex
Male 16 (76.2) 21 (72.4) 6 (54.5) 1.000/0.451
Female 5 (23.8) 8 (27.6) 5 (45.5)
Age
< 60 yr 5 (23.8) 11 (37.9) 4 (36.4) 0.365/1.000
≥ 60 yr 16 (76.2) 18 (62.1) 7 (63.6)
Tumor location
Upper 1/3 4 (19.0) 4 (13.8) 1 (9.1) 0.632/0.702
Middle 1/3 5 (23.8) 11 (37.9) 6 (54.5)
Lower 1/3 12 (57.1) 14 (48.3) 4 (36.4)
Tumor size, cm
< 3 cm 5 (23.8) 13 (44.8) 3 (27.3) 0.149/0.473
≥ 3 cm 16 (76.2) 16 (55.2) 8 (72.7)
Histologic differentiation
Well 2 (9.5) 2 (6.9) 0 1.000/0.855
Moderate 9 (42.9) 13 (44.8) 4 (36.4)
Poor 10 (47.6) 14 (48.3) 7 (63.6)
T
T1 3 (14.3) 8 (27.6) 2 (18.2) 0.205/0.622
T2 8 (38.1) 7 (24.1) 1 (9.1)
T3 9 (42.9) 8 (27.6) 5 (45.5)
T4 1 (4.8) 6 (20.7) 3 (27.3)
N
Negative 9 (42.9) 14 (48.3) 4 (36.4) 0.778/0.723
Positive 12 (57.1) 15 (51.7) 7 (63.6)
M
Negative 21 (100.0) 29 (100.0) 11 (100.0) -
Positive 0 0 0
pStage
I 6 (28.6) 11 (37.9) 2 (18.2) 0.770/0.459
II 10 (47.6) 10 (34.5) 4 (36.4)
III 5 (23.8) 8 (27.6) 5 (45.5)

† LDL-low vs. LDL-normal / LDL-high vs. LDL-normal