Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of CRC patients stratified by high and low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)
| Â | Â | patients with high levels of LDL-C (n=80) | patients with low levels of LDL-C (n=101) | P value | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years, mean (SD)) |  | 58.08 ± 11.37 | 58.01 ± 11.47 | 0.942 | T-Test |
Age (%) | ≥60 | 34(42.50) | 45 (44.55) | 0.782 | Pearson Chi-square |
<60 | 46(57.50) | 56(55.45) | |||
Gender (%) | Male | 52(65.00) | 54(53.47) | 0.118 | Pearson Chi-square |
Female | 28(35.00) | 47(46.53) | |||
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | Overweight/obesity ( ≥ 24.0kg/m2) | 30(42.25) | 28(32.18) | 0.191 | Pearson Chi-square |
Normal (18.5~24.0kg/m2) | 41(57.75) | 59(67.82) | |||
Total cholesterol (%) | Abnormal (>5.69or<3mmol/L) | 30(24.19) | 8(7.92) | <0.001 | Pearson Chi-square |
Normal (3~5.69mmol/L) | 50(62.90) | 93(92.08) | |||
Triglyceride (%) | Abnormal (>1.69or<0.45mmol/L) | 23(28.75) | 25(24.75) | 0.545 | Pearson Chi-square |
Normal (0.45~1.69mmol/L) | 57(71.25) | 76(75.25) | |||
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (%) | Abnormal (<1.16or>1.55mmol/L) | 48(60.00) | 60(59.41) | 0.936 | Pearson Chi-square |
Normal (1.16~1.55mmol/L) | 32(40.00) | 41(40.59) | |||
Albumin (%) | Abnormal (<35or>50g/L) | 13(16.25) | 24(23.76) | 0.213 | Pearson Chi-square |
Normal (35~50g/L) | 67(83.75) | 77(76.24) | |||
Perineural invasion (%) | YES | 29(59.18) | 42(57.83) | 0.856 | Pearson Chi-square |
NO | 20(40.82) | 31(42.47) | |||
Vascular invasion (%) | YES | 11(21.57) | 22(30.14) | 0.288 | Pearson Chi-square |
NO | 40(78.43) | 51(69.86) | |||
TNM stage (%) | Early (0~2) | 25(32.05) | 27(28.42) | 0.604 | Pearson Chi-square |
Advanced (3~4) | 53(67.95) | 68(71.58) |