Table 2 The relationship of biomarkers and clinicopathological parameters of CRC.

From: Evaluation of Serum CEA, CA19-9, CA72-4, CA125 and Ferritin as Diagnostic Markers and Factors of Clinical Parameters for Colorectal Cancer

Clinicopathological parameters

Cases

CEA

CA199

CA724

CA125

SF

Pos

Neg

p

Χ 2

Pos

Neg

p

Χ 2

Pos

Neg

p

Χ 2

Pos

Neg

p

Χ 2

Pos

Neg

p

Χ 2

Age

 <60

106

46

60

0.402

0.703

14

92

0.583

0.302

62

44

0

12.951

8

98

0.279

1.173

14

92

0.228

1.453

 ≥60

173

84

89

27

146

63

110

20

153

15

158

Gender

 Male

157

78

79

0.241

1.375

20

137

0.295

1.096

72

85

0.687

0.162

11

146

0.056

3.65

15

142

0.602

0.272

 Female

122

52

70

21

101

53

69

17

105

14

108

Lymphatic metastasis

 Yes

103

59

44

0.006

7.493

24

79

0.002

9.646

65

38

0

22.121

8

95

0.335

0.931

10

93

0.774

0.082

 No

176

71

105

17

159

60

116

20

156

19

157

Vascular invasion

 Yes

18

9

9

0.765

0.09

4

14

0.351

0.87

10

8

0.343

0.9

6

12

0

21.93

2*

16

1

0.011

 No

261

121

140

37

224

115

146

22

239

27

234

Nerve infiltration

 Yes

15

12

3

0.008

7.109

0*

15

0.138

2.731

7

8

0.881

0.022

5

10

0.01

9.53

3*

12

0.195

1.57

 No

264

118

146

41

223

118

146

23

241

26

238

Degree of differentiation

 Poorly

35

18

17

0.401

1.828

11

24

0.007

10.004

7

28

0.006

10.35

4

31

0.029

7.097

2*

33

0.619

0.959

 Moderately

236

110

126

28

208

115

121

21

215

26

210

 Highly

8

2*

6

2*

6

3*

5

3*

5

1*

7

pTNM staging

 Stage I

51

12

39

0

24.604

1

50

0

50.275

10

41

0

28.329

2*

49

0.011

6.479

6

45

0.783

1.075

 Stage II

117

51

66

12

105

49

68

9

108

14

103

 Stage III

96

54

42

17

79

53

43

14

82

8

88

 Stage IV

15

13

2

11

4

13

2

3*

12

1*

14

  1. *Indicates that the theoretical frequency of the four-cell table is less than 5, and the statistical analysis was performed using Fisher exact probability method. Pos: Positive; Neg: Negative.