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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2022; 28(35): 5154-5174
Published online Sep 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i35.5154
Published online Sep 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i35.5154
Table 3 Baseline characteristics of colorectal cancer patients
| Baseline characteristics | Alcohol group (n = 29) | Non-alcohol group (n = 34) | P value |
| Gender | |||
| Male, n (%) | 18 (62.1) | 16 (47.1) | 0.233 |
| Female, n (%) | 11 (37.9) | 18 (52.9) | |
| Age (yr old) | |||
| < 55, n (%) | 10 (34.5) | 14 (41.2) | 0.586 |
| ≥ 55, n (%) | 19 (65.5) | 20 (58.8) | |
| Differentiation | |||
| Medium, n (%) | 24 (82.8) | 30 (88.2) | 0.536 |
| Poor, n (%) | 5 (17.2) | 4 (11.8) | |
| Clinical stage | |||
| Stage I-II, n (%) | 12 (41.4) | 24 (70.6) | 0.020a |
| Stage III-IV, n (%) | 17 (58.6) | 10 (29.4) | |
| T stage | |||
| T1-T2, n (%) | 6 (20.7) | 12 (35.3) | 0.201 |
| T3-T4, n (%) | 23 (79.3) | 22 (64.7) | |
| Tumor metastasis conditions | |||
| Distant metastasis | 12 (41.4) | 23 (70.6) | 0.046a |
| Lymphatic metastasis | 9 (31) | 8 (20.6) | |
| Non-metastasis | 8 (27.6) | 3 (8.8) | |
- Citation: Nong FF, Liang YQ, Xing SP, Xiao YF, Chen HH, Wen B. Alcohol promotes epithelial mesenchymal transformation-mediated premetastatic niche formation of colorectal cancer by activating interaction between laminin-γ2 and integrin-β1. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(35): 5154-5174
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v28/i35/5154.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i35.5154