Table 2 Relationship between increasing percentage volume of CD4+ T-lymphocytes and tumour characteristics in patients undergoing potentially curative resection for colorectal cancer
Percentage volume of CD4+ T-lymphocytes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tertile ( n =49) | Tertile ( n =49) | Tertile ( n =49) | P -value | |
Age group (years) (<65/65–74/⩾75) | 12/13/24 | 19/11/19 | 15/20/14 | 0.122 |
Sex (male/female) | 22/27 | 24/25 | 32/17 | 0.101 |
Site (colon/rectum) | 35/14 | 36/13 | 34/15 | 0.905 |
Dukes' stage (B/C) | 30/19 | 33/16 | 28/21 | 0.578 |
C-reactive protein (⩽10/>10 mg l−1) | 22/27 | 32/17 | 39/10 | 0.002 |
Tumour characteristics | ||||
 Diameter (tertiles) | 15/17/17 | 16/12/21 | 18/20/11 | 0.250 |
 Ulceration (no/yes) | 21/28 | 22/27 | 29/20 | 0.212 |
 Differentiation (well/moderate/poor) | 6/38/5 | 7/37/5 | 5/41/3 | 0.883 |
 Lymphatic invasion (negative/positive) | 40/8 | 43/6 | 41/8 | 0.794 |
 Venous invasion (negative/positive) | 38/10 | 42/7 | 38/11 | 0.554 |
