Table 2 The correlation between the clinicopathological parameters and lymph node metastasis of colorectal carcinoma
From: A study of the correlation between M2 macrophages and lymph node metastasis of colorectal carcinoma
Clinicopathological parameters | Number (n=120) (%) | Group A (n=69) (%) | Group B (n=51) (%) | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 1.421 | 0.158 |
 Male | 75 (63) | 40 (58) | 35 (69) |  |  |
 Female | 45 (37) | 29 (42) | 16 (31) |  |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.882 | 0.226 |
 ≥ 65 | 67 (56) | 36 (52) | 31 (61) |  |  |
 < 65 | 53 (44) | 33 (48) | 20 (39) |  |  |
Tumor size (cm) | Â | Â | Â | 1.565 | 0.143 |
 ≥ 5 | 55 (46) | 35 (51) | 20 (39) |  |  |
 < 5 | 65 (54) | 34 (49) | 31 (61) |  |  |
Preoperative CEA (ng/mL) | Â | Â | Â | 7.266 | 0.006 |
 ≥ 5 | 49 (41) | 21 (30) | 28 (55) |  |  |
 < 5 | 71 (59) | 48 (70) | 23 (45) |  |  |
Preoperative CA199 (U/mL) | Â | Â | Â | 4.4004 | 0.038 |
 ≥37 | 27 (23) | 11 (16) | 16 (31) |  |  |
 <37 | 93 (77) | 58 (84) | 35 (69) |  |  |
Preoperative CA724 (ng/mL) | Â | Â | Â | 28.434 | 0.000 |
 ≥6.9 | 35 (29) | 7 (10) | 28 (55) |  |  |
 <6.9 | 85 (71) | 62 (90) | 23 (45) |  |  |
Differentiation degree | Â | Â | Â | 15.408 | 0.000 |
 High/moderate | 88 (73) | 60 (87) | 28 (55) |  |  |
 Low | 32 (27) | 9 (13) | 23 (45) |  |  |
T stage | Â | Â | Â | 4.310 | 0.031 |
 T1 +T2 | 22 (18) | 17 (25) | 5 (10) |  |  |
 T3 + T4 | 98 (82) | 52 (75) | 46 (90) |  |  |