Metabolomics Analysis for Defining Serum Biochemical Markers in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Qi Deficiency Syndrome or Yin Deficiency Syndrome
Table 1
Clinicopathological characteristics of studied patients.
Characteristics
Subtypes of colorectal cancer
value
ND
QD
YD
Sex
Male
18
18
20
>0.05
Female
12
12
10
Primary site
Colon
18
22
18
>0.05
Rectum
12
8
12
Tumor stage (pTNM)
III
14
16
13
>0.05
IV
16
14
17
ALT
Normal
28
25
28
>0.05
High
2
5
2
AST
Normal
29
24
26
>0.05
High
1
6
4
TBIL
Normal
26
29
26
>0.05
High
4
1
4
DBIL
Normal
26
29
26
>0.05
High
4
1
4
Scr
Low
3
6
8
>0.05
Normal
27
24
21
High
0
0
1
BUN
Low
2
2
1
>0.05
Normal
27
28
28
High
1
0
1
CEA
Normal
21
22
12
<0.05
High
9
8
18
CA199
Normal
26
21
11
<0.05
High
4
9
19
All P values, except those for Scr and BUN, were calculated by using the Chi-square test. P values for Scr and BUN were calculated by using Kruskal-Wallis’s exact test.
