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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2016; 22(8): 2576-2584
Published online Feb 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i8.2576
Published online Feb 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i8.2576
Table 4 Association between increased serum direct bilirubin level and clinicopathological data n (%)
| Variable | Direct bilirubin≥2.60μmol/L | Direct bilirubin < 2.60μmol/L | P value |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 148 (70.5) | 138 (53.3) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 62 (29.5) | 121 (46.7) | - |
| Age, yr | |||
| < 60 | 79 (37.6) | 102 (39.4) | 0.697 |
| ≥ 60 | 131 (62.4) | 157 (60.6) | - |
| Serum sodium, mmol/L | |||
| ≤ 141 | 101 (49.5) | 142 (56.1) | 0.159 |
| > 141 | 103 (50.5) | 111 (43.9) | - |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen, ng/mL | |||
| < 5.0 | 85 (50.0) | 129 (58.1) | 0.110 |
| ≥ 5.0 | 85 (50.0) | 93 (41.9) | - |
| Tumor differentiation | |||
| Moderately/well | 171 (86.8) | 217 (87.5) | 0.827 |
| Poorly | 26 (13.2) | 31 (12.5) | - |
| Pathological tumor classification (pT) | |||
| pT1/ pT2 | 39 (18.6) | 69 (26.6) | 0.039 |
| pT3/ pT4 | 171 (81.4) | 190 (73.4) | - |
| Pathological lymph node stage (pN) | |||
| pN1 | 65 (57.0) | 71 (60.7) | 0.571 |
| pN2 | 49 (43.0) | 46 (39.3) | - |
| Pathological distant metastasis (pM) | |||
| pM0 | 200 (95.2) | 239 (92.3) | 0.193 |
| pM1 | 10 (4.8) | 20 (7.7) | - |
- Citation: Gao C, Fang L, Li JT, Zhao HC. Significance and prognostic value of increased serum direct bilirubin level for lymph node metastasis in Chinese rectal cancer patients. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(8): 2576-2584
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i8/2576.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i8.2576