Platelet Indices in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Synchronous Liver Metastases
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of CRC patients.
Variables
With liver metastases
Without liver metastases
value
N
200
206
Age (years)
0.423
Gender (male, %)
125 (62.5)
111 (53.9)
0.079
BMI (kg/m2)
0.936
Smoker (, %)
Ever/current (%)
54 (27.0)
47 (22.8)
0.330
Drinking status
Ever/current (%)
45 (22.5)
49 (23.8)
0.759
FPG (mmol/L)
5.20 (4.78-5.90)
5.12 (4.73-5.46)
0.141
Albumin (g/L)
0.001
Haemoglobin (g/dL)
0.001
WBC (×109/L)
0.012
Platelet count (×109/L)
0.102
MPV (fL)
0.299
PDW (%)
<0.001
Primary tumor location
0.096
Colon
139 (69.5)
127 (61.7)
Rectum
61 (30.5)
79 (38.3)
T classification
0.006
T1+T2
21 (10.5)
42 (20.4)
T3+T4
179 (89.5)
164 (79.6)
Lymph node metastasis
0.006
Absent
71 (35.5)
101 (49.0)
Present
129 (64.5)
105 (51.0)
Differentiation
0.462
Poor
48 (72.8)
56 (27.2)
Well/moderate
152 (24.0)
150 (72.8)
CRC: colorectal cancer; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; WBC: white blood cell; BMI: body mass index; MPV: mean platelet volume; PDW: platelet distribution width.
