Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of colorectal cancer cases according to TIMP1 serum levels and histoscore values in tumor cells and other cells in tumor tissue.

From: Associations of serum and tissue TIMP1 with host response and survival in colorectal cancer

Characteristic

TIMP1 histoscore in tumors

TIMP1 serum

Total N

TIMP1 tumor cells

Median (IQR)

P

TIMP1 stromal cells

Median (IQR)

P

Total N

TIMP1 serum ng/ml

Median (IQR)

P

All cases

757 (100%)

111 (66–156)

 

81 (53–110)

 

606 (100%)

317 (268–376)

 

Sex

0.62

 

0.69

  

0.15

 Male

401 (53%)

106 (67–155)

 

82 (54–106)

 

330 (54%)

312 (262–376)

 

 Female

356 (47%)

112 (66–158)

 

80 (52–114)

 

276 (46%)

322 (276–377)

 

Age (years)

0.63

 

0.93

  

< 0.001

 < 65

228 (30%)

111 (66–159)

 

81 (52–114)

 

175 (29%)

292 (252–360)

 

 65–75

279 (37%)

111 (71–158)

 

81 (55–111)

 

226 (37%)

320 (275–380)

 

 > 75

250 (33%)

109 (60–153)

 

81 (53–107)

 

205 (34%)

333 (273–397)

 

ASA classification

0.38

 

0.499

  

< 0.001

 1

39 (5%)

117 (80–166)

 

77 (52–109)

 

32 (5%)

282 (241–330)

 

 2

287 (38%)

111 (71–156)

 

84 (57–119)

 

242 (40%)

313 (263–369)

 

 3

312 (41%)

110 (72–157)

 

83 (54–108)

 

252 (41%)

316 (269–375)

 

 4

61 (8%)

130 (75–172)

 

84 (62–110)

 

51 (9%)

372 (304–444)

 

 Missing data

58 (8%)

    

29 (5%)

  

Tumor location

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

  

0.032

 Proximal colon

315 (42%)

125 (74–170)

 

91 (63–126)

 

252 (42%)

330 (276–380)

 

 Distal colon

204 (27%)

98 (54–145)

 

70 (48–98)

 

165 (27%)

317 (272–382)

 

 Rectum

238 (31%)

106 (72–147)

 

76 (50–101)

 

189 (31%)

302 (259–358)

 

AJCC disease stage

0.49

 

0.047

  

0.12

 I

174 (23%)

104 (59–152)

 

84 (57–111)

 

156 (26%)

310 (261–372)

 

 II

251 (33%)

114 (72–163)

 

84 (56–111)

 

188 (31%)

317 (272–376)

 

 III

248 (33%)

108 (66–159)

 

79 (53–113)

 

204 (34%)

313 (270–366)

 

 IV

84 (11%)

113 (58–154)

 

67 (45–100)

 

58 (9%)

350 (273–434)

 

Tumor grade

0.027

 

0.011

  

0.054

 Low-grade

651 (86%)

106 (66–152)

 

80 (53–107)

 

518 (85%)

313 (265–376)

 

 High-grade

106 (14%)

126 (71–171)

 

86 (57–130)

 

88 (15%)

334 (284–396)

 

Lymphovascular invasion

0.28

 

0.024

  

0.83

 No

413 (55%)

112 (68–157)

 

84 (57–113)

 

338 (56%)

313 (270–377)

 

 Yes

344 (45%)

108 (65–154)

 

77 (49–107)

 

268 (44%)

320 (259–375)

 

MMR status

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 MMR proficient

639 (84%)

105 (61–149)

 

77 (51–104)

 

509 (84%)

311 (263–372)

 

 MMR deficient

118 (16%)

152 (94–185)

 

109 (78–138)

 

97 (16%)

346 (294–401)

 

BRAF status

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

  

0.0064

 Wild-type

651 (86%)

104 (60–146)

 

77 (51–104)

 

513 (85%)

312 (266–372)

 

 Mutant

106 (14%)

158 (124–207)

 

115 (86–136)

 

87 (14%)

342 (293–400)

 

 Missing data

     

6 (1%)

  

mGPS

< 0.001

 

0.009

  

< 0.001

 0

554 (73%)

106 (60–151)

 

79 (52–107)

 

469 (77%)

303 (256–354)

 

 1

96 (13%)

106 (71–182)

 

78 (50–109)

 

77 (13%)

377 (302–427)

 

 2

53 (7%)

146 (105–173)

 

95 (67–126)

 

51 (9%)

387 (333–474)

 

 Missing data

54 (7%)

    

9 (1%)

  
  1. ASA American Society of Aneshesiologists, AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer, mGPS modified Glasgow prognostic score, MMR mismatch repair.