Serum Levels of BDNF in Patients with Adenoma and Colorectal Cancer

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of colorectal cancer cases according to 8-TNM.

	Total ()	Gender		Age
		Male ()	Female ()	<60 years	≥60 years
TNM category
T
T1	2	1	1	1	1
T2	7	4	3	5	2
T3	41	17	24	24	17
T4	31	20	11	8	23
N
N0	18	11	7	10	8
N1	27	14	13	18	9
N2	36	24	12	23	13
M
M0	39	23	16	22	17
M1	42	26	16	30	12
TNM staging
I	3	1	2	2	1
II	11	7	4	7	4
III	25	15	10	12	13
IV	42	26	16	30	12

Note. T: refers to the depth of tumor cell infiltration; N: refers to the level of lymph node metastasis; M: refers the condition of metastasis.