| Variables |
Colorectal cancer (n=204) |
Healthy control (n=10) |
P value |
| Age (yr) |
64.4 ± 11.8 |
65.4 ± 3.1 |
0.447 |
| Male gender |
54.4% (111) |
60.0% (6) |
1.000 |
| WBC count (×103/μl) |
7.4 ± 2.5 |
6.0 ± 2.0 |
0.063 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) |
12.2 ± 2.4 |
14.2 ± 2.0 |
0.011 |
| CEA (ng/ml) |
122.8 ± 626.5 |
3.3 ± 2.7 |
0.008 |
| Albumin (g/dl) |
4.0 ± 1.4 |
4.3 ± 0.2 |
0.483 |
| BUN (mg/dl) |
14.0 ± 12.9 |
14.0 ± 5.2 |
0.993 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) |
1.0 ± 1.3 |
0.8 ± 0.2 |
0.484 |
| Total bilirubin (mmol/L) |
0.7 ± 0.3 |
1.0 ± 0.5 |
0.124 |
| Phosphate (mg/ml) |
3.5 ± 0.9 |
3.4 ± 0.5 |
0.664 |
| Alk-P (U/L) |
79.5 ± 61.3 |
59.6 ± 21.3 |
0.332 |
| AST (IU/L) |
28.3 ± 19.5 |
27.9 ± 6.6 |
0.943 |
| Lipocalin 2 (ng/ml) |
193.3 ± 135.4 |
36.5 ± 16.1 |
<0.0001 |
| Stages of colorectal cancer |
|
|
|
| I |
23.5% (48) |
— |
|
| II |
33.8% (69) |
— |
|
| III |
24.0% (49) |
— |
|
| IV |
18.6% (38) |
— |
|
Data are expressed as mean ± SD or % (n).
Alk-P: Alkaline Phosphatase; AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase; BUN: Blood Urea
Nitrogen; CEA: Carcinoembryonic Antigen; WBC: White Blood Cell. |
