Lipid levels and insulin resistance markers in patients with colorectal cancer: Propensity score matching analysis

Table 1 Basic information of patients with colorectal cancer before and after propensity score matching

Characteristics	All CRC, n = 277	Propensity-matched CRC, n = 207
Ascending colon	55 (11.4)	42 (8.7)
Transverse colon	11 (2.3)	8 (1.7)
Descending colon	18 (3.7)	14 (2.9)
Sigmoid colon	68 (14)	49 (10.1)
Rectum	125 (25.8)	94 (19.4)
T. stage
T1	28 (5.8)	23 (4.8)
T2	36 (7.4)	25 (5.2)
T3	196 (40.5)	148 (30.6)
T4	17 (3.5)	11 (2.3)
N. stage
N0	156 (32.2)	119 (24.6)
N1	71 (14.7)	53 (11)
N2	50 (10.3)	35 (7.2)
M. stage
M0	251 (51.9)	190 (39.3)
M1	26 (5.4)	17 (3.5)
Blood vessels
-	199 (41.1)	150 (31)
+	78 (16.1)	57 (11.8)
Nerve
-	210 (43.4)	159 (32.9)
+	67 (13.8)	48 (9.9)
Size, median (IQR)	4 (3, 5)	4 (3, 5)
Differentiation
Low grade	94 (19.4)	69 (14.3)
High grade	183 (37.8)	138 (28.5)
Stage
I	55 (11.4)	41 (8.2)
II	95 (19.6)	72 (14.9)
III	100 (20.7)	73 (15.1)
IV	27 (5.6)	19 (3.9)

Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. CRC: Colorectal cancer; IQR: Interquartile range.