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

Figure 6 Serum lipid levels in patients with colorectal cancer with normal carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen 19-9. A and B: Serum lipids, triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, and atherosclerotic index (AI) in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) with normal carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 before propensity score matching (PSM); C and D: Serum lipids, TyG index, and AI in patients with CRC with normal CEA and CA19-9 after PSM. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation and analyzed by the Student’s t-test. ^aP < 0.05; ^bP < 0.01; ^cP < 0.001. HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride.