Table 1 The relationship with elevated mGPS and tumour parameters.

From: Reply: Comment on 'Stage-dependent alterations of the serum cytokine pattern in colorectal carcinoma'

 

mGPS 0 N (%)

mGPS1/2 N (%)

P -value (Fisher)

T class

T1

5 (100%)

(0%)

0.046

T2

17 (89.5%)

2 (10.5%)

 

T3

65 (78.3%)

18 (21.7%)

 

T4

4 (44.4%)

5 (55.6%)

 

Nodes

N0

60 (87.0%)

9 (13.0%)

0.034

N1

19 (70.4%)

8 (29.6%)

 

N2

12 (63.2%)

7 (36.8%)

 

Metastases

M0

82 (83.7%)

16 (16.3%)

0.003

M1

9 (50.0%)

9 (50.0%)

 

WHO grade

1

14 (87.5%)

2 (12.5%)

0.005

2

71 (82.6%)

15 (17.4%)

 

3

6 (42.9%)

8 (57.1%)

 

Location

Colon

54 (71.1%)

22 (28.9%)

0.008

Rectum

37 (92.5%)

3 (7.5%)

 
  1. Abbreviations: mGPS=modified Glasgow Prognostic Score; WHO=World Health Organization.